RFC 6048 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2010

Network News Transfer Protocol Additions to LIST Command

Overview

RFC 6048, “Network News Transfer Protocol Additions to LIST Command”, is a Proposed Standard document published in November 2010 by J. Elie. It updates RFC 2980, RFC 3977. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document defines a set of enhancements to the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) that allow a client to request extended information from NNTP servers regarding server status, policy, and other aspects of local configuration. These enhancements are made as new keywords to the existing LIST capability described in RFC 3977.

This memo updates and formalizes the LIST DISTRIBUTIONS and LIST SUBSCRIPTIONS commands defined in RFC 2980. It also adds the LIST COUNTS, LIST MODERATORS, and LIST MOTD commands, and specifies additional values returned by the existing LIST ACTIVE command for the status of a newsgroup. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC updates
RFC 2980 RFC 3977
Other RFCs from 2010

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