[NNTP] [2503] Allow mode-switching servers?

Howard Swinehart binaryboy at binaryboy.com
Mon Nov 29 05:39:02 PST 2004


From: "Clive D.W. Feather" <clive at demon.net>
> Issue: whither MODE READER and mode-switching servers?
>
> We need to decide once and for all what we are going to do with MODE 
> READER
> and the idea of completely switching modes in the middle of a session.

B (forbid mode switching).

We're only talking about INN, right?  Correct me if I'm wrong, but INN can 
be configured to use ports instead of MODE READER without any code changes 
so even INN isn't impacted much.

Allowing mode switching would preserve a command that no one likes or wants.





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