Network News Transfer Protocol
The
Network News Transport Protocol, often abbreviated to
NNTP, is the protocol that is used by the
Usenet internet service. It is a
TCP-IP protocol based upon text strings sent over 7 bit
ASCII TCP channels. It is used to transfer articles between servers as well as to read and post articles.
Related RFCs (External Links)
- RFC 977: definition of the protocol;
- RFC 1036: definition of the message format.