XOVER
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XOVER is a Network News Transfer Protocol
(NNTP) command used to return information from an News server
's overview database.
Stan O. Barber from Academ Consulting Services authored RFC 2980, the specification for Common NNTP Extensions, in October 2000.
Network News Transfer Protocol
The Network News Transfer Protocol is an Internet application protocol used for transporting Usenet news articles between news servers and for reading and posting articles by end user client applications...
(NNTP) command used to return information from an News server
News server
A news server is a set of computer software used to handle Usenet articles. It may also refer to a computer itself which is primarily or solely used for handling Usenet. A reader server provides an interface to read and post articles, generally with the assistance of a news client. A transit...
's overview database.
Stan O. Barber from Academ Consulting Services authored RFC 2980, the specification for Common NNTP Extensions, in October 2000.