[NNTP] Re: MODE READER

[Ken Murchison]

Mark Crispin wrote:

> On Thu, 4 Nov 2004, Ken Murchison wrote:
> 
>>> To re-confirm, I just verified on an inn server that inn *does* allow 
>>> AUTHINFO before MODE READER.  I also determined that Supernews' NNTP 
>>> server allows AUTHINFO before MODE READER.
>>
>> OK, so the current language in AUTHINFO does not make either server 
>> non-compliant.
> 
> 
> Unless there is a version of inn server (or Supernews server) that 
> forces one or the other.  If so, that version is non-compliant.

The intent is to document existing deployment, so any text which makes 
existing implementations non-compliant is not a good thing.  I'd like to 
rewrite the text, if necessary, solve any problems.

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