[NNTP] Re: MODE READER

[Mark Crispin]

On Wed, 10 Nov 2004, Andrew - Supernews wrote:
> I actually disagree on this point - I prefer to add a new LIST
> subcommand than an entire new basic command, both because it's easier
> in the code (probably is in the client, too, given that LIST output is
> reasonably consistent) and because it's logical.

At least in my client code, it makes absolutely no difference.  Each 
flavor of LIST response has to be parsed differently.

It seems bizarre to me that LIST has all these seemingly orthogonal 
functions, but that's just syntactic sugar.

-- Mark --

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