Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) Parameters
- Created
- 2005-07-12
- Last Updated
- 2017-04-24
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Registries included below
NNTP Capability Labels
- Registration Procedure(s)
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Labels beginning with X are reserved for private use.
All others: Standards Track RFC or an IESG-approved experimental protocol.
- Reference
- [RFC3977]
- Note
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All capability labels in the registry MUST consist only of US-ASCII
letters, digits, and the characters dot (".") and dash ("-"), and
MUST begin with a letter other than X. They MUST be at least
three characters.
- Available Formats
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CSV
| Label |
Meaning |
Reference |
| AUTHINFO |
Authentication |
[RFC4643] |
| COMPRESS |
Supported compression algorithms |
[RFC8054] |
| HDR |
Batched header retrieval |
[RFC3977] |
| IHAVE |
IHAVE command available |
[RFC3977] |
| IMPLEMENTATION |
Server implementation-specific information |
[RFC3977] |
| LIST |
LIST command variants |
[RFC3977][RFC6048] |
| MODE-READER |
Mode-switching server and MODE
READER command available |
[RFC3977] |
| NEWNEWS |
NEWNEWS command available |
[RFC3977] |
| OVER |
Overview support |
[RFC3977] |
| POST |
POST command available |
[RFC3977] |
| READER |
Reader commands available |
[RFC3977] |
| SASL |
Supported SASL mechanisms |
[RFC4643] |
| STARTTLS |
Transport layer security |
[RFC4642][RFC8143] |
| STREAMING |
Streaming feeds |
[RFC4644] |
| VERSION |
Supported NNTP versions |
[RFC3977] |
NNTP Compression Algorithms
- Registration Procedure(s)
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First Come First Served
- Reference
- [RFC8054]
- Note
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NNTP compression algorithms are named by strings from 1 to 20
characters in length consisting of uppercase letters, digits,
hyphens, and/or underscores.
- Available Formats
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CSV
| Algorithm Name |
Intended Usage |
Comment |
Change Controller |
Reference |
| DEFLATE |
COMMON |
Mandatory to implement |
IESG |
[RFC8054] |
