[NNTP] Re: NNTP working group status

[Andrew - Supernews]

>>>>> "Francois" == Francois Petillon <fantec at proxad.net> writes:

 >> While it's even less typical in a Diablo environment for a single
 >> IP to have both reader and (header-only) feeder access, it is
 >> possible. The only effect of MODE READER is to disable the feeder
 >> commands (and thus is never actually necessary).

 Francois> When you are allowed to feed & read, you need to issue a
 Francois> MODE READER to access reader commands (thus, just like
 Francois> Inn). Feed-only connections are managed by a dedicated
 Francois> process (unlike reader-allowed connections). At first
 Francois> sight, the differences between both modes are related to a
 Francois> flag and allowing a feeder/reader to use reader commands
 Francois> should not be difficult (_at_first_sight_).

The main point with diablo, though, is that unlike INN, it never
actually makes sense to give feeder access on the reader port to
anything except the appropriate spool backend server.

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Andrew, Supernews
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