ietf-nntp Commetns on draft-15.pdf

[Clive D.W. Feather]

Andrew Gierth said:
> Please note: 4xx response codes in NNTP are _NOT_ temporary errors
> except where documented as such; most of them are in fact permanent.

Indeed, the current draft says:

  4xx - Command was correct, but couldn't be performed for some reason.
  5xx - Command unimplemented, or incorrect, or a serious program error
    occurred.

> have we fixed the description of x8x response codes yet?

  x8x - Reserved for authentication and authorization extensions

> If so, then
> an authinfo draft can be produced, provided it doesn't attempt to
> mandate features which are impossible for some sites to implement like
> the last one did.

So long as it's a separate document.

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