[NNTP] Re: [ietf-nntp] DATE: reader or general command

[Charles Lindsey]

In <41ADFF59.1010806 at oceana.com> Ken Murchison <ken at oceana.com> writes:

>The current pre-drafts have the DATE command listed as a reader command, 
>presumably because its typically used with NEWNEWS.  However, since the 
>command is fairly benign and may have alternative uses in the future, 
>wouldn't it make more sense to label it as a general command?

OTOH, an implementation that chose not to provide NEWNEWS would have no
reason to provide DATE, so I still think pairing them together (e.g. by
listing both as reader commands) makes reasonable sense.

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