4. Sample Conversations

These are samples of the conversations that might be expected with the news server in hypothetical sessions. The notation C: indicates commands sent to the news server from the client program; S: indicate responses received from the server by the client.

• 4.1. Example 1 - relative access with NEXT
• 4.2. Example 2 - absolute article access with ARTICLE
• 4.3. Example 3 - NEWGROUPS command
• 4.4. Example 4 - posting a news article
• 4.5. Example 5 - interruption due to operator request
• 4.6. Example 6 - Using the news server to distribute news between systems
• 4.7. Summary of commands and responses.
• 4.8. A Brief Word about the USENET News System