Technical Summary
This document defines a set of enhancements to the Network News
Transfer Protocol (NNTP) that allows 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.
Working Group Summary
This is an individual submission.
Document Quality
There are at least 2 implementations for each feature documented in the document.
While NNTP community active in IETF is very small, the document was reviewed
by major NNTP experts.
Personnel
Alexey Melnikov is the Responsible Area Director.