[NNTP] Extension snapshots 3

[Ken Murchison]

Russ Allbery wrote:
> 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.

So, are you happy with the wording in -03 plus the change suggested by 
Jeff/Clive?

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