[NNTP] 502 and 503

maurizio codogno puntomaupunto at tin.it
Thu Nov 18 01:27:12 PST 2004


>From: "Clive D.W. Feather" <clive at demon.net>

>Given that, have we got the right definitions for 502 v 503, or do we need
>to revisit them? To me, the meanings are:
>  502: you made a wrong choice, disconnect and try again
>  503: I don't do that

I agree. If the error is transient, the relevant code should be 
a 4xx, not a 5xx. 
503 should mean "never will I do that" :-)

ciao, .mau.




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