Netnews Architecture and Protocols
RFC 5537
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Network Working Group R. Allbery, Ed.
Request for Comments: 5537 Stanford University
Obsoletes: 1036 C. Lindsey
Category: Standards Track November 2009
Netnews Architecture and Protocols
Abstract
This document defines the architecture of Netnews systems and
specifies the correct manipulation and interpretation of Netnews
articles by software that originates, distributes, stores, and
displays them. It also specifies the requirements that must be met
by any protocol used to transport and serve Netnews articles.
Status of This Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (c) 2009 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the
document authors. All rights reserved.
This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal
Provisions Relating to IETF Documents
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to this document. Code Components extracted from this document must
include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of
the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as
described in the BSD License.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................3
1.1. Basic Concepts .............................................3
1.2. Scope ......................................................3
1.3. Requirements Notation ......................................3
1.4. Syntax Notation ............................................3
1.5. Definitions ................................................4
2. Transport .......................................................5
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RFC 5537 Netnews Architecture and Protocols November 2009
3. Duties of Agents ................................................6
3.1. General Principles .........................................6
3.2. The Path Header Field ......................................7
3.2.1. Constructing the Path Header Field ..................8
3.2.2. Path Header Field Example ...........................9
3.3. Article History and Duplicate Suppression .................10
3.4. Duties of a Posting Agent .................................11
3.4.1. Proto-Articles .....................................12
3.4.2. Multiple Injection of Articles .....................13
3.4.3. Followups ..........................................14
3.4.4. Construction of the References Header Field ........15
3.5. Duties of an Injecting Agent ..............................15
3.5.1. Forwarding Messages to a Moderator .................18
3.6. Duties of a Relaying Agent ................................19
3.7. Duties of a Serving Agent .................................21
3.8. Duties of a Reading Agent .................................22
3.9. Duties of a Moderator .....................................22
3.10. Duties of a Gateway ......................................24
3.10.1. Duties of an Outgoing Gateway .....................25
3.10.2. Duties of an Incoming Gateway .....................25
3.10.3. Original-Sender Header Field ......................27
3.10.4. Gateway Example ...................................28
4. Media Types ....................................................29
4.1. application/news-transmission .............................30
4.2. application/news-groupinfo ................................31
4.3. application/news-checkgroups ..............................33
5. Control Messages ...............................................35
5.1. Authentication and Authorization ..........................35
5.2. Group Control Messages ....................................36
5.2.1. The newgroup Control Message .......................36
5.2.1.1. newgroup Control Message Example ..........37
5.2.2. The rmgroup Control Message ........................38
5.2.3. The checkgroups Control Message ....................38
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