ietf-nntp Another message from urs@akk.org about tin

[Stan O. Barber]

"Clive D.W. Feather" wrote:
> 
> Stan O. Barber said:
> > > In addition to this, I think it is important that the new spec
> > > mandates this - intelligent/obvious - behaviour:
> > >
> > >   All unrecognised 200 series codes should be assumed as
> > >   success.
> [...]
> > Seems like a good clarification to me. Any other opinions?
> 
> Some time ago I proposed the wording:
> 
>   If a client receives an unexpected response, it SHOULD use the first
>   digit to determine what action to take. In most cases, a reasonable
>   action would be that taken for a valid response with the same first
>   digit.
> 
> What is wrong with it ?

Are you saying you have a different opinion or the same opinion? I am sure that
others will chime in if they like your wording over that offered by Lee Kindness
(which you chose not to correctly indicate in your quotation of my message).

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