RFC - 3977

Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)

Original:	ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc3977.txt
Authors:	C. Feather [THUS plc]
Date:	October 2006
Category:	Proposed Standard

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Obsoletes:
RFC-977	Network News Transfer Protocol (Obsoleted by RFC-3977prop)

Updates:
RFC-2980	Common NNTP Extensions (Updated by RFC-3977prop, RFC-4643prop, RFC-4644prop)

Referred by:	3 RFC
Refers to:	17 RFC

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Status

This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2006).

Abstract

The Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) has been in use in the Internet for a decade, and remains one of the most popular protocols (by volume) in use today. This document is a replacement for RFC 977, and officially updates the protocol specification. It clarifies some vagueness in RFC 977, includes some new base functionality, and provides a specific mechanism to add standardized extensions to NNTP.

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