[NNTP] LIST EXTENSIONS (again)

[Andrew - Supernews]

>>>>> "Russ" == Russ Allbery <rra at stanford.edu> writes:

 Mark> I wish that I could sign off on this, but I don't recall
 Mark> precisely which server(s) issued a 480 to MODE READER.  I won't
 Mark> sign off on this unless that 480 is explicitly forbidden.

 >> A quick survey of sites suggests that currently the Diablo reader
 >> has this issue.

 Russ> This strikes me as obviously wrong behavior that should be
 Russ> explicitly banned in the standard.

I agree.

The types of authentication available, and the process by which
authentication happens in the server are at least potentially
dependent on whether MODE READER has been issued. So requiring
authentication to come first doesn't seem to make any sense at all.
(However, I do not know enough about the authentication model in the
Diablo reader to know if this is something easily fixable in it.)

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