Re: nntp-extensions Re: ietf-nntp NNTP SEARCH extension internet-draft available

Rich Salz <rsalz@osf.org> Fri, 01 November 1996 04:51 UTC

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Subject: Re: nntp-extensions Re: ietf-nntp NNTP SEARCH extension internet-draft available
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>I think the original point that was made is that NNTP was designed
>originally for news transfer, not reading.

Whoever believes this is mistaken.  From the beginning NNTP was
intended for both transport and reading.
	/r$