Re: ietf-nntp Feedback on the 9/3 nntpext.

Jack Hudler <jack@itsnet.com> Thu, 04 September 1997 21:07 UTC

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Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 15:04:09 -0600
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From: Jack Hudler <jack@itsnet.com>
Subject: Re: ietf-nntp Feedback on the 9/3 nntpext.
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At 10:12 AM 9/4/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Here is some feedback on the 9/3 draft:
>
>4.
>        o The miminum timeout is required to be 10 minutes. I don't
>think the RFC should specify a required minimum. 

I disagree other protocols define a minimun timeout (POP,IMAP).

>
>10.1

>        o What is 0 as an art number used for? Since we mention it in
>the doc, I'd sure like to know why.

Article retrieval by Message-ID only. This should be defined in 10.2.1.