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

[Clive D.W. Feather]

Charles Lindsey said:
> 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,

48x are authentication and privacy extensions. A general "you're in the
wrong mode" is a 40x code.

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