Re: multipart/mixed with checkgroups

Hi Russ,

>> Is existing deployed software compatible with such a SHOULD?  If not,
>> I'd say "not worth a change at this time".
>
> No, basically all existing software will process the whole body as a
> checkgroups.  I think Julien may have improved how INN now handles this,
> but if so, that's probably the only server that might look at the MIME
> type.

INN 2.5.0 seeks the last application/news-groupinfo entity, if any, in
a newgroup control article.

However, as for checkgroups, I do not see the point in seeking
application/news-checkgroups.  Indeed, multipart is not said to be possible
and we want to honour the checkgroups body, be it application/news-checkgroups
or not.
That's why I asked if it could be added in USEPRO that multipart/mixed
could be sent the same way application/news-groupinfo is used for newgroup
control articles.  Otherwise, there is not much to do with that new MIME
type...  This addition would prepare for a future version of the specification
because new implementations will try to look for an application/news-checkgroups
entity.

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Julien ÉLIE

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