[NNTP] Article Numbers Becoming Invalid (RFC 3977)

[Clive D.W. Feather]

Julien LIE said:
>> So you get a 420 if you do NEXT/LAST before GROUP, or in an empty group.
>> You get 421 when NEXT reaches the end of the numbers. Look at the last two
>> examples for NEXT.
> 
> If we do NEXT/LAST before GROUP, isn't it 412?

Yes. Mea culpa. (Not enough sleep.)

> Maybe the text should be amended to say that 420 is when the current article
> number is invalid and the selected newsgroup is valid.

Maybe, though a little thought shows that the other reading would not only
contradict the examples, it would also make 412 impossible in this context.

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