katz@elements.rpal.com (Morry Katz) (03/05/91)
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) ------------------------------------------------------
gwf@sapphire.bellcore.com (George W. Fleming) (03/05/91)
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? -- ------------------------- George W. Fleming gwf@sapphire.bellcore.com -------------------------
JGROVER@MAINE.BITNET (John Grover) (03/08/91)
While the following is not foolproof, you can usually telnet to the host using port 119, such as "telnet news.server.host.edu 119" and the server greets you with a message which indicates the current version. Just type "quit" (no quotes) to close the connection. John Grover Computing Center University of Maine