ietf-nntp Response code 501

Stan O. Barber sob at verio.net
Mon Jul 24 10:53:16 PDT 2000


Paul Overell wrote:
> 
> In article <397C552C.FF3DE700 at verio.net>, Stan O. Barber <sob at verio.net> writes
> >
> >The keyword involved here is "LIST" so if the arguments to a "LIST" keyword is
> >not
> >recognized, then it is a syntax error.
> >
> 
> OK, I was confused by the distinction between keywords and commands.  In which case:
> 
> In 4.1 Response Codes
> 
>         For unrecognized commands, the 500 response code MUST be returned
> 
> Should say
> 
>         For unrecognized keywords, the 500 response code MUST be returned
> 
> Or am I still confused?
> 

I think that will make the intent clearer. Let's see if there is any other
comments on this before it gets in the next draft.
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