[NNTP] Re: MODE READER

[Andrew - Supernews]

>>>>> "Mark" == Mark Crispin <mrc at CAC.Washington.EDU> writes:

 Mark> The cases then degenerate into:

 Mark> 1) MODE READER isn't required

This is, by far, the most common case.

 Mark> 2) MODE READER is required, but you must authenticate before
 Mark> you can do any reading.  The extension for MODE READER is not
 Mark> listed until after authentication.

That's backwards. Where MODE READER is required, it has to come
_before_ authentication (or TLS). I should have spotted that error in
your previous post. (Implementations where MODE READER is an issue
almost certainly won't be advertising auth or TLS in the LIST
EXTENSIONS output until after the MODE READER command, and even if
they do, the MODE READER has to come first because authentication
is likely to be handled differently for transit clients.)

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