[NNTP] Extension snapshots 3

[Russ Allbery]

Ken Murchison <ken at oceana.com> writes:
> Clive D.W. Feather wrote:

>> Isn't it easier just to require it? What's the benefit in allowing it
>> to be not provided?

> Based on Russ' input, we're deprecating it because its only use was as a
> limited capability discovery command.  In the presence of LIST
> CAPABILITIES, it really serves no purpuse.  We're only documenting it so
> that a VERSION 2 server can still support a legacy client (peer).

> I'll defer to whatever Russ thinks is "the right thing".

Yeah, I have a minor preference for leaving open the possibility that in a
future VERSION 2-only world, servers will stop bothering to implement it.
I don't feel strongly about it, but if it doesn't pose any problems I'd
rather go that route.

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Russ Allbery (rra at stanford.edu)             <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>