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RFC 2980: Common NNTP Extensions

Still current, but amended. Parts of this document are changed or extended by RFC 3977, RFC 4643, RFC 4644, RFC 6048. Read both.

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

In this document, a number of popular extensions to the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) protocol defined in RFC 977 are documented and discussed. While this document is not intended to serve as a standard of any kind, it will hopefully serve as a reference document for future implementers of the NNTP protocol. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

Document record

Document ID
RFC2980
Published
October 2000
Authors
S. Barber
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
app
Pages
27
Also known as
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Updated by:
RFC 3977, RFC 4643, RFC 4644, RFC 6048

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