ietf-nntp new draft of base document available

[Stan O. Barber]

"Clive D.W. Feather" wrote:
> 
> Stan O. Barber said:
> >> PLEASE can we have discussions of these texts on the
> >> LIST.
> 
> > Folks are welcome to discuss things here. I don't recall any specific
> > prohibition on such discussions. Do you?
> 
> If the editor isn't taking part in them, they aren't discussions in a
> useful sense of the term.

I using information from the list as a basis for changes in the document. The
fact that you have already noted that changes have been made confirm that.

You have also noted that some changes you have suggested didn't make it in. In
every case where I chose not to include something, I was making the best
judgement I could based on all the information I had available. If you disagree
with a specific decision, then please bring it up on the list.

> 
> > Again, without proposed texts, there is not much concrete for folks
> > to critique.
> 
> I'm still waiting for answers to basic questions before I can write
> proposed text. Like "what the hell is the point of the MODE READER command
> *in terms of the protocol* ?".


Here is what is in the text:

            MODE READER MAY be used by the client to indicate to the
            server that it is a news reading client. This command may be
            entered at any time. The server MUST present a greeting code
            (as described in section 7.1.2.1) appropriate to the server's
            ability to provide service to this client in this mode.

So, the command is basically a no-op unless the server chooses to make use of
the
information to better optimize its behavior to provide service to a news reader
client.

Are you suggesting an explanation of that nature be included in the text? Is
that an 
implementation detail?