[ietf-nntp] :bytes metadata

[Clive D.W. Feather]

I still have this outstanding.

>> Actually this is a key point. What do clients do with the :bytes value?
>> I believe there's a consensus for "SHOULD equal the canonical size",

and I've amended the text accordingly.

> I think Andrew is arguing for us making the following two statements:
>> * :bytes MUST be greater than the canonical size minus 999.
>> * :bytes MUST be less than the wire size plus 999.
> Andrew, is that right?  Is 999 reasonable?
> 
> He has the most practical experience with the issues raised and with how
> clients react to them in practice, so I'm inclined to go with his
> expertise here.  The only change I may argue for is s/wire size/canonical
> size/ in the second statement as well and just saying "tough" to servers
> who don't have easy access to the canonical size, but I don't have a
> strong feeling about that.

I then listed a range of alternative conditions (e.g. using a multiplier
rather than a constant).

Do we have any more input?

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