Re: ietf-nntp re: batch, streaming, Adding extensions?

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Thanks to everyone who answered me.
I will get on to the extensions list.

> > re: nntp v2 specification, I am mystified as to why the 'batch' 
> > command has been added instead of the reasonably widely accepted 
> > and easy to implement 'takethis/check' protocol.   Or are both going
> > to be implemented?
> 
> Please cite your reference. I am unaware of any published V2 spec other 
> than the one from the working group that existed at the beginning of the
       I was quoting from the message entitled 
"NNTP Version 2 (1992 Draft)
    which I now realize was not produced by this discussion list
   
> when that spec was published, there was no "takethis/check" protocol. 
> If you can point out two distinct publically available implementations 
> that implement this, I'd be delighted.

        DNEWS, INN, CNEWS
With DNEWS it's built in, with INN and CNEWS I understand
patches are available, I could be wrong about CNEWS.

Is that what you were asking, I'm not sure if I mis understood you.
And I'm not sure of your definition of 'publicly available'.

                   ChrisP.  
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