XPost: news.software.readers   
   From: barmar@alum.mit.edu   
      
   In article <8738v7zwu4.fsf_-_@violet.siamics.net>,   
    Ivan Shmakov  wrote:   
      
   > >>>>> Whiskers   writes:   
   >   
   > 	[Cross-posting to news:comp.protocols.tcp-ip.]   
   >   
   > [...]   
   >   
   >  > If you have a local news spool, and merely want to read a particular   
   >  > article, you can use text tools to do so - or telnet into (eg)   
   >  > Leafnode.  (Telnet also works with upstream news-servers of course).   
   >  > Lynx is quite good at reading individual articles, but not so good   
   >  > for following threads or posting.   
   >   
   > 	Alas, even with --source, Lynx (as of 2.8.8dev.5 debian 1)   
   > 	appears to garble the articles somewhat.   
   >   
   >  > Eg:   
   >   
   >  > ]$ telnet localhost nntp   
   >   
   > 	Won't telnet(1) go nuts should the article being fetched happen   
   > 	to contain an \xFF octet?  FWIW, I'd advocate for using nc(1)   
   > 	(AKA Netcat) here instead.  (Why, some of my hosts have no   
   > 	telnet(1) client installed at all.)   
      
   NNTP is a text protocol, binaries are sent encoded in ASCII (either   
   bas64 or uuencoded, I think). There shouldn't be any \xFF octets.   
      
   Also, when telnet connects to a non-default port, it doesn't try to   
   negotiate TELNET options. Does it still react to them if it receives   
   them?   
      
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   Barry Margolin   
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