% Datatracker information for RFCs on the Legacy Stream is unfortunately often % incorrect. Please correct the bibtex below based on the information in the % actual RFC at https://rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc977.txt @misc{rfc977, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 977, howpublished = {RFC 977}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC0977}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc977}, author = {}, title = {{Network News Transfer Protocol}}, pagetotal = 27, year = 1986, month = feb, abstract = {NNTP specifies a protocol for the distribution, inquiry, retrieval, and posting of news articles using a reliable stream-based transmission of news among the ARPA-Internet community. NNTP is designed so that news articles are stored in a central database allowing a subscriber to select only those items he wishes to read. Indexing, cross-referencing, and expiration of aged messages are also provided. This RFC suggests a proposed protocol for the ARPA-Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.}, }