[NNTP] draft-ietf-nntpext-tls-nntp-03

[Clive D.W. Feather]

Ken Murchison said:
>> In particular, if you want to do TLS to protect core commands, there's no
>> need to issue a LIST EXTENSIONS at all.
> Huh?  I don't follow.  After TLS, the available auth mechanisms may 
> change, and a client really should check for this.

If the only commands that you're going to use under TLS are ones in the
core specification, and nothing you're going to do requires separate
authorisation, then you don't need to do LIST EXTENSIONS.

It all depends on *why* you're doing TLS.

-- 
Clive D.W. Feather  | Work:  <clive at demon.net>   | Tel:    +44 20 8495 6138
Internet Expert     | Home:  <clive at davros.org>  | Fax:    +44 870 051 9937
Demon Internet      | WWW: http://www.davros.org | Mobile: +44 7973 377646
Thus plc            |                            |