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

Mark Crispin <MRC@panda.com> Thu, 31 October 1996 20:06 UTC

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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 11:50:16 -0800 (PST)
From: Mark Crispin <MRC@panda.com>
Subject: Re: nntp-extensions Re: ietf-nntp NNTP SEARCH extension internet-draft available
To: Brian Kantor <brian@nothing.ucsd.edu>
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On Thu, 31 Oct 1996 08:01:27 -0800, Brian Kantor wrote:
> Stan, I think we should continue the NNTP effort.  If some other
> protocol should become more popular for reading news, whether because
> of its technical merit or for more prosaic reasons, that does not
> negate the effort.  I see no reason why there cannot be many mansions
> in one house; the more there are to choose from [as they say about
> standards] the more likely people are to find one that suits them
> best.

This splits the effort into multiple non-interoperable communities, none of
which enjoy the benefit of the experience and knowledge of all the news
experts.

I feel that such a result would be unfortunate.

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