Re: Arguments to checkgroups control messages

First of all, thanks, Russ, for your response on the RFC
editor's commit.

>> chkscope = 1*( 1*WSP ["!"] newsgroup-name )
>>
>> These lines are equivalent:
>>
>>    Control: checkgroups de !de.alt #2009021301
>>    Control: checkgroups !de.alt de #2009021301
>>
>> Maybe it should be highlighted in the text (so that it is not
>> the last matching entry that prevails for each newsgroup).
>>
>> By the way, it should also be said that every newsgroup should/must
>> be listed only *once* in a checkgroups.  I did not find the
>> information stated clearly.
>
> Hm -- I agree with both of these, but it's likely to go through another
> round of AD or chair approval since it's beyond what the RFC Editor can
> just change.  I'm not sure if the change is worth it, but I can prepare
> a diff if people feel like it is.

I believe it is worthwhile... because of this mere sentence
on news.software.nntp <news:[email protected]>:

  >> Besides, the patch totally breaks "checkgroups !hr.admin hr".
  >
  > Which, as I understand it, is incorrect - as exclusion patterns must trail.

Amusing it came up only a few hours after my original post to
ask for a better highlighting of this fact in USEPRO!
I believe it would be useful to future implementors...

-- 
Julien ÉLIE

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