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NETWORK NEWS TRANSPORT PROTOCOL [1 record]

Record 1 2008-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

An extension of the TCP/IP [Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol] protocol that provides a network news transport service.

CONT

... the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) ... is used for the distribution, inquiry, retrieval, and posting of Netnews articles using a reliable stream-based mechanism. For news-reading clients, NNTP enables retrieval of news articles that are stored in a central database, giving subscribers the ability to select only those articles they wish to read.

OBS

The standard that governs the distribution of Usenet newsgroups via Internet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Extension du protocole TCP/IP [Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol] qui décrit la forme des messages de nouvelles transmises entre différents serveurs compatibles.

OBS

Protocole utilisé pour diffuser des articles sur Usenet.

Spanish

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