[NNTP] Extension snapshots 3

[Ken Murchison]

Clive D.W. Feather wrote:

> Ken Murchison said:
> 
>>>"If a server supports the MODE STREAM, CHECK, and TAKETHIS commands, the
>>>MODE STREAM command MUST return a 203 response (or 501 if an argument is
>>>given), [but / and] MUST NOT have any other effect."
>>
>>How about splitting the sentence, e.g.:
>>
>>"If a server supports the CHECK and TAKETHIS commands it MUST return a 
>>203 response to the MODE STREAM command (or 501 if an argument is 
>>given).  The MODE STREAM command MUST NOT affect any changes on the server".
> 
> 
> I have difficulty with "affect" in that context.
> 
> The corresponding wording for MODE READER is:
> 
>     If the server is not mode-switching, then:
>     * If it advertises the READER capability, it MUST return a 200 or 201
>       response with the same meaning as for the initial greeting; in this
>       case the command MUST NOT affect the server state in any way.

OK, I'll use "MUST NOT affect the server state in any way".


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