[NNTP] Working group last call

[Jeffrey M. Vinocur]

On Mar 11, 2005, at 1:42 PM, Ken Murchison wrote:

> Clive D.W. Feather wrote:
>
>> Version 2: is the following allowed with a conforming server?
>>     [C] CAPABILITIES
>>     [S] 101 Capability list:
>>     [S] VERSION 2     [S] READER LISTGROUP     [S] LIST ACTIVE 
>> NEWSGROUPS
>>     [S] STREAMING
>>     [S] .
>>     [C] MODE STREAM
>>     [S] 501 Unknown mode STREAM
>
> I think we'd like it to be since we're deprecating MODE STREAM, but 
> this is probably an unrealistic goal in the short term for interop 
> reasons.

I see no reason to -require- servers that implement STREAMING to 
provide support for legacy clients.  As long as the text is clear that 
MODE STREAM would be used by such clients, I think server authors can 
decide for themselves whether or not to implement it.


> Russ, how do you want to handle this?  Should we make MODE STREAM 
> mandatory to implement for servers, but warn clients that this command 
> should only be used with legacy servers, and that this command will be 
> most likely removed from later versions of the specification?

Given that updated clients will be using CAPABILITIES, I think it's 
reasonable for us to forbid a client to send MODE STREAM if STREAMING 
is listed by the server.


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Jeffrey M. Vinocur
jeff at litech.org