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PROPOSED STANDARD

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RFC 1036,RFC 1849

Updated by:

RFC 8315

Authors:

R. Allbery, Ed.
C. Lindsey

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IETF

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usefor (app)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC5537

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Abstract

This document defines the architecture of Netnews systems andspecifies the correct manipulation and interpretation of Netnewsarticles by software that originates, distributes, stores, anddisplays them. It also specifies the requirements that must be metby any protocol used to transport and serve Netnews articles.[STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.

For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.