[NNTP] LIST EXTENSIONS (again)

[Russ Allbery]

Mark Crispin <MRC at CAC.Washington.EDU> writes:

> Well, then, we have the worst-case situation.

> Some servers require MODE READER first, and some other servers require
> AUTHINFO first.

I think the situation is not actually as bad as that, as I believe Diablo
doesn't require MODE READER at all (just "helpfully" returns 480 if you
happen to use it before you're authenticated).  They're equivalently bad
from a client writer's standpoint, but it means that it should be very
easy to get Diablo fixed; it's probably just one line of code.

> I respectfully submit that this situation is unacceptable from the
> viewpoint of a client author.  NNTPv2 should rule and either determine
> One True Order, or declare that the order is totally dependent upon the
> client.

I certainly agree with you.  I think we can declare one true order.

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Russ Allbery (rra at stanford.edu)             <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>