ietf-nntp MODE READER

[Russ Allbery]

Charles Lindsey <chl at clw.cs.man.ac.uk> writes:

> Ah! So if I have given MODE READER then I get the restricted IHAVE, and
> if I have not given MODE READER then I get the full version (if they
> allow me to use it at all).

Yes, unless you're already in READER mode from the moment of connecting,
which is the normal case.

> BTW, is there any simple way for a client to detect whether it is in
> READER mode or not (some servers put you into READER mode regardless
> when you connect)?

Unfortunately, no.

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