[NNTP] Re: Updated news-nntp-uri I-D

[Charles Lindsey]

In <20071128105926.GJ4770 at finch-staff-1.thus.net> "Clive D.W. Feather" <clive at demon.net> writes:

>Charles Lindsey said:

>> As to whether we should do #2, people should express opinions. I think I
>> marginally prefer to remain with #1 (since it is the news: URL where this
>> will be used, rather than the nntp: one).

>But this URL contains an NNTP server and a message-ID. As far as possible,
>if the server is capable of offering up the message the URL syntax should
>allow it. (I'm willing to let the @ sign be the boundary of "possible"
>unless someone can suggest a workable syntax).

Yes, the '@' has to be in the syntax, because it is the only means of
disambiguating the two forms of the URL.

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