ietf-nntp Server "modes" and response codes

[Russ Allbery]

Ken Murchison <ken at oceana.com> writes:

> What is the expected/common response code to a command that isn't
> allowed in a given mode?  Examples:

> - A server is in reader mode, either via MODE READER or use of a
> reader-only command like GROUP or POST and a client attempts to use
> IHAVE.

> - A server is in feeder/streaming mode either via MODE STREAM or use of
> IHAVE and a client attempts to use GROUP.

> It looks like INN uses 500 in most cases, and 480 when it applies.

I *think* I may have answered this earlier, but I think 500 is poor form
here if it's a standard command.  502 would be better, I think.

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Russ Allbery (rra at stanford.edu)             <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>