[NNTP] CAPABILITIES problem!

[Clive D.W. Feather]

Ned Freed said:
>>>> Possible solutions:
>>>> (1) Relax the 12 character limit to something longer (where did it come
>>>> from anyway?).
>>>> (2) Relax the requirement for the label to be a keyword.
>>>> (3) Change the keyword to something shorter, like SERVER_INFO.

>> But, as Russ asks, what's the formal process?
> 
> IMO this can be handled during AUTH48. When the RFC Editor is ready you
> as author will be contacted and asked if the RFC-to-be is OK. You submit
> a correction then. The RFC Editor will run it past the relevant AD (Scott
> in this case). If Scott is OK with the change then we should be good to go.

Thanks.

One final question: would you say this applies for all three options, or
only for 2 and 3? Option 1 may have wider implications, because it affects
other items (e.g. command names).

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