I find it interesting, if not disturbing, that some members of the
usenet community seem to think that mail messages and usenet articles
are not the same thing. AFAICT, from reading the relevant standards,
writing server code for SMTP/LMTP/IMAP/POP3/NNTP, and everyday use, mail
messages and news articles both conform to RFC 2822 (RFC 1036 states as
much). The only differences that I'm aware of are the following:
- usenet puts a greater restriction on the headers (although still being
RFC 2822 compliant)
- mail messages are typically tranmitted over a 1-to-1 protocol (SMTP)
and news articles are typically transmitted over a 1-to-many protocol
(NNTP)
Could somebody please enlighten me as to any others differences,
perceived or otherwise?
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