[NNTP] Re: MODE READER

[Ken Murchison]

Russ Allbery wrote:

> Ken Murchison <ken at oceana.com> writes:
> 
> 
>>I'd have no problem with this.  In fact I think Mark's originally
>>suggestion was that we should create a new command.  In an effort to
>>remain compatible we decided to just add an "NNTPv2" capability to LIST
>>EXTENSIONS.  Given our inability to agree on the syntax of this new
>>"NNTPv2" capability, let's try the LIST CAPABILITIES (or just
>>CAPABILITY) track.
> 
> 
> CAPABILITY is a good point.  The LIST command is already a mess, and while
> taking this out of it won't completely clean it up, at least we're not
> adding to the problem.

As an aside, what, if any, legacy extensions should a server list via 
LIST EXTENSIONS for backwards compatibility with existing clients?  Or 
is the number of clients which use LIST EXTENSIONS too small to worry 
about, especially if the current LIST EXTENSIONS output can't be trusted?

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