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RFC 3977: Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)

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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. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC3977
Published
October 2006
Authors
C. Feather
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
app
Pages
125
Also known as
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Obsoletes:
RFC 977
Updates:
RFC 2980
Updated by:
RFC 6048

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