[ietf-nntp] Re: I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-nntpext-authinfo-00.txt

[Peter Robinson]

Jeffrey M. Vinocur <jeff at litech.org> wrote:

> On Mon, 10 May 2004, Ken Murchison wrote:
> 
> > Peter Robinson wrote:

[...]

> > >>     A client MAY attempt the first step of authentication at any time
> > >>     during a session to acquire additional privileges without receiving
> > >>     a 480 response [...]
> > > 
> > > But how about
> > > 
> > > '...without first receiving a 480 response...'?
> > >             ^^^^^
> > > to emphasize to a first-time reader who doesn't understand 480 out of
> > > context that we're talking about the response to a previous command, not
> > > the response to a client's "first step of authentication".
> > 
> > Hmm, I see what you're driving at.  I'm not sure I'm happy with the
> > existing text or your suggestion.  I'm open to further suggestions.
> 
> Perhaps "...without having received a 480 response" is subtly better?

That's fine with me.

Peter