ietf-nntp Mandatory and optional commands

[Charles Lindsey]

In <20020103135954.L28664 at demon.net> "Clive D.W. Feather" <clive at demon.net> writes:


>I am under the impression that all commands in draft15, except those in the
>extensions (section 9.5) are mandatory. Is that correct ?

>LIST EXTENSIONS has a 500 response listed. That is surely wrong, even if
>the command isn't provided. Or is it intended ?

It is intended (see last sentence of 8.1.1).

In effect, the LIST EXTENSIONS command is itself an extension :-( .

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