[NNTP] Re: Nearly there

[Peter Robinson]

Clive D.W. Feather <clive at demon.net> wrote:

> So, when I get the alert from the RFC Editor:
> - change 1 from my original email (remove limit of 12 characters) to be made;

Yes.

> - wording above to be added;
> - either:
>   - article number limit left unchanged at 2^32-1
>   - article number limit changed to 2^31-1.
>
> But which? I still prefer the change, as it better represents what servers
> can rely on the client understanding.

The realistic limit is 2^31-1.  It's much more important to document the
current situation realistically than to start making improvements at
this stage.

Peter