NNTP

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NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) is an application-layer protocol used for reading and posting articles on Usenet newsgroups over TCP/IP networks.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf application-layer protocol
network protocol
abbreviation NNTP
authenticationMethodExample SASL
USER/PASS
category Internet protocol
Usenet technology
commandExample ARTICLE
BODY
GROUP
HEAD
LIST
NEWGROUPS
NEWNEWS
POST
STAT
dataFormat plain text messages
defaultPort 119
definedIn RFC 977
encryptionSupport TLS
firstPublishedYear 1986
fullName Network News Transfer Protocol
influencedBy SMTP
messageFormatBasedOn RFC 822-style email format
operatesOnLayer application layer
relatedTo Usenet
email-like message formats
newsgroups
responseCodeType 3-digit numeric codes
runsOver TCP
TCP/IP
securePort 563
secureVariant NNTPS
standardizedBy IETF
supports distribution of news articles between servers
posting articles to news servers
reading articles from news servers
supportsAuthentication yes
typicalClient newsreader
typicalServer news server
updatedBy RFC 3977
updatedSpecificationYear 2006
usedFor posting Usenet articles
reading Usenet articles
transferring Usenet news
uses client-server model
text-based commands
usesTransportPort TCP port 119
TCP port 563

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
NNTP
abbreviation
NNTP ("Network News Transfer Protocol")
fullName
NNTP ("NNTPS")
secureVariant
Gnus
supportsProtocol
STARTTLS
usedInProtocol

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