Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!stanford.edu!carbon!katz From: katz@elements.rpal.com (Morry Katz) Newsgroups: news.software.nntp Subject: Re: How to Tell What Version of NNTP the Server is Running Message-ID: Date: 5 Mar 91 14:36:47 GMT References: <1991Mar5.144151.15451@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> Sender: usenet@elements.rpal.com (Hack for news) Reply-To: katz@rpal.rockwell.com Organization: Rockwell International Palo Alto Lab Lines: 19 In-Reply-To: gwf@sapphire.bellcore.com's message of 5 Mar 91 14:41:51 GMT In article <1991Mar5.144151.15451@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> gwf@sapphire.bellcore.com (George W. Fleming) writes: > > I am using NNTP to read netnews from a remote server. In my attempts > to upgrade the client side of NNTP, it would be nice to know which version > of NNTP the server is running...to match and maximize capabilities. > > Is there a way to know which version of NNTP the server is running? > Other than calling up and ask all the time? Just telnet to the nntp port of the machine in question (i.e. telnet foo.bar.com 119). NNTP will print out a header in response which includes its version number. -- ------------------------------------------------------ Morry Katz Rockwell Science Center administrator@rpal.rockwell.com (machine administration issues) katz@rpal.rockwell.com (other) ------------------------------------------------------