ietf-nntp Re: Last major open issue (48x return codes)

[Charles Lindsey]

In <20031002165452.GO32989 at finch-staff-1.thus.net> "Clive D.W. Feather" <clive at demon.net> writes:

>   502: it is necessary to terminate the connection and start a new one
>      with the appropriate authority before the command can be used.
>      Note that the server MUST NOT close the TCP connection immediately
>      after a 502 response except at the initial connection (Section
>      5.1) and with the MODE READER (Section 5.2) command. See also the
>      latter command for historical usage of this response.

>   480: the client must authenticate itself to the server (that is,
>      provide information as to the identity of the client) before the
>      facility can be used. This will involve the use of an
>      authentication extension.

>   48?: the client must demonstrate to the server that it is authorized
>      to use the facility. This will involve the use of an authorization
>      extension.

>   48?: the client must negotiate appropriate privacy protection on the
>      connection. This will involve the use of a privacy extension.

>   401: the client must change the state of the connection in some other
>      manner. The first argument of the response SHOULD be the
>      extension-label (see Section 8) of the extension that provides the
>      necessary mechanism.

Seeing that list, one asks why the 401 case is not a 48x (e.g. 489). The
wordings are all so similar that a similar code would appear to be in
order,

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