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Subject: NEWGOUPS command
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Date: 6 Jun 90 15:22:16 GMT
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i note that the doc for NNTPD states that the NEWGROUPS command "..is no
longer supported, and it's use is discouraged"  Ostensibly, this is
because newsgroup creation dates are not stored.

i'm worried by this, because my NNTP browser uses this command all the
time to discover new groups, rather than do a LIST of newsgroups (which
takes quite a few seconds for most NNTP servers) and compare with
an existing list.

what alternatives are there?

Peter Clitherow