RFC - 977
Network News Transfer Protocol:
A Proposed Standard for the Stream-Based
Transmission of News
| Original: |
ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc977.txt |
| Authors: |
Brian Kantor [U.C. San Diego], Phil Lapsley [U.C. Berkeley]
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| Date: |
February 1986 |
| Category: |
Informational |
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| This specification has been !!! obsoleted !!! |
| Obsoleted by: |
| RFC-3977prop |
Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) |
| Referred by: |
68 RFC |
| Refers to: |
4 RFC |
Status
NNTP specifies a protocol for the distribution, inquiry, retrieval,
and posting of news articles using a reliable stream-based
transmission of news among the ARPA-Internet community. NNTP is
designed so that news articles are stored in a central database
allowing a subscriber to select only those items he wishes to read.
Indexing, cross-referencing, and expiration of aged messages are also
provided. This RFC suggests a proposed protocol for the ARPA-Internet
community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
