[NNTP] Re: MODE READER

Clive D.W. Feather clive at demon.net
Thu Nov 11 05:24:55 PST 2004


Mark Crispin said:
>> 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

Huh? Surely you have a basic command switch table somewhere.

>> (probably is in the client, too, given that LIST output is
>> reasonably consistent)

Not really, no. About the only consistent thing is that it's multi-line.

>> and because it's logical.

To paraphrase Mark: how can you use LIST and logical in the same sentence
with a straight face?

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

"seemingly orthogonal" is right. There are all kinds of bizarre
inconsistencies in the detail.

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