[NNTP] Snapshot 4

[Charles Lindsey]

In <20041118115625.GA40765 at finch-staff-1.thus.net> "Clive D.W. Feather" <clive at demon.net> writes:

>Okay, a fourth snapshot is in the usual place:
>    <http://www.davros.org/nntp-texts/draft25.pre-4.txt>
>    <http://www.davros.org/nntp-texts/draft25.pre-4.html>

>This is the one that has the CAPABILITIES command, version numbers, and so
>on. It is, I hope, the last major organisational change to the document.

>There are a number of outstanding issues; when commenting, please quote the
>reference number [2501] [2502] etc.

>Russ, would you like me to start separate threads to discuss each of the
>issues, beginning each with a brief description of the issue? That way
>this thread can be left for comments on the structural changes and reports
>of any typos.

>Changes since 25.pre-3:
>* CAPABILITIES command added - section 5.2.

For the record, I would prefer "LIST CAPABILITIES"

>* LIST EXTENSIONS moved from 5.3 to 9.1 and completely rewritten; it is now
>  defined in terms of CAPABILITIES.

Do we actually need a LIST EXTENSIONS command at all? Other than to say it
is an obsolete version of [LIST] CAPABILITIES that may be encountered in a
few servers.

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