ietf-nntp Section 7.1 - GREETING step.

[Stan O. Barber]

"Clive D.W. Feather" wrote:
> 
> Brian Kantor said:
> >> If, as far as the server can determine at the point of connection,
> >> neither IHAVE nor POST will be permitted during this session, the
> >> server returns a 201 response. Otherwise it returns a 200 response.
> >> Can everyone live with that ?
> >
> > No, I think this is seriously flawed.  If a server returns a 200
> > but a subsequent POST fails, you've screwed the client.
> 
> Why ? A POST can always fail.
> 
> > 201 indicates
> > ONLY the usability of the POST command.
> 
> That's the question that we're trying to resolve.
> 
> In the case of MODE READER, it's clear that 200/201 indicates whether POST
> will work.
> 

This confuses me. First you say a POST can fail and then you say that a POST
will work if a client sends MODE READER first. I believe a POST can always fail
regardless of MODE READER.