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Re: ietf-nntp Issue: empty groups

Stan Barber <sob@academ.com> Tue, 31 December 1996 21:43 UTC

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From: Stan Barber <sob@academ.com>
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John Line wrote:
> The low article number provides no useful information for the client when
> the count is zero.

I disagree. The low article number could be used be the client to determine
if there are articles missed between the highest article the client has
read and the low article number.

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