[NNTP] Re: Nearly there

[Jim Beebe]

At 10:51 AM 8/12/2006, you wrote:
>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

A long-time lurker to the mailing list agrees fully.

Jim Beebe