1 regular-parameter-name
= attribute [section]
2 second = 2DIGIT
1 section = initial-section / other-section
separator = CRLF
2 time = time-of-day FWS zone
2 time-of-day = hour ":" minute [ ":" second ]
5 token = 1*<any (US-ASCII) CHAR except SP, CTLs,
or tspecials>
5 value = [CFWS] token [CFWS] / quoted-string
x-attribute = "x-" attribute
2 year = 4*DIGIT
2* zone = (( "+" / "-" ) 4DIGIT) / "UT" / "GMT"
Appendix B.3 - Headers
Appendix B.3.1 - Header outlines
header = other-header /
Date-header /
From-header /
Message-ID-header /
Subject-header /
Newsgroups-header /
Path-header /
Reply-To-header /
Sender-header /
Organization-header /
Keywords-header /
Summary-header /
Distribution-header /
Followup-To-header /
Mail-Copies-To-header /
Posted-And-Mailed-header /
References-header /
Expires-header /
Archive-header /
Control-header /
Approved-header /
Supersedes-header /
Xref-header /
Lines-header /
User-Agent-header /
Injector-Info-header /
Complaints-To-header
Approved-content = From-content
Approved-header = "Approved" ":" SP Approved-content
*( ";" extension-parameter )
Archive-content = [CFWS] ("no" / "yes" ) [CFWS]
Archive-header = "Archive" ":" SP Archive-content
*( ";" ( Archive-parameter /
extension-parameter ) )
Archive-parameter = <a parameter with attribute "filename"
and any value>
Complaints-To-content= address-list
Complaints-To-header = "Complaints-To" ":" SP Complaints-To-content
Control-content = [CFWS] control-message [CFWS]
Control-header = "Control" ":" SP Control-content
*( ";" extension-parameter )
Date-content = date-time
Date-header = "Date" ":" SP Date-content
Distribution-content = distribution *( dist-delim distribution )
Distribution-header = "Distribution" ":" SP Distribution-content
*( ";" extension-parameter )
Expires-content = date-time
Expires-header = "Expires" ":" SP Expires-content
*( ";" extension-parameter )
Followup-To-content = Newsgroups-content /
[FWS] %x70.6F.73.74.65.72 [FWS]
; which is a case-sensitive "poster"
Followup-To-header = "Followup-To" ":" SP Followup-To-content
*( ";" extension-parameter )
From-content = mailbox-list
From-header = "From" ":" SP From-content
Injector-Info-content= [CFWS] path-identity [CFWS]
Injector-Info-header = "Injector-Info" ":" SP Injector-Info-content
*( ";" ( Injector-Info-parameter /
extension-parameter ) )
Injector-Info-parameter
= posting-host-parameter /
posting-account-parameter /
posting-sender-parameter /
posting-logging-parameter /
posting-date-parameter
Keywords-content = phrase *( "," phrase )
Keywords-header = "Keywords" ":" SP Keywords-content
Lines-content = [CFWS] 1*DIGIT [CFWS]
Lines-header = "Lines" ":" SP Lines-content
*( ";" extension-parameter )
Mail-Copies-To-content
= copy-addr / [CFWS] ( "nobody" /
"poster" ) [CFWS]
Mail-Copies-To-header= "Mail-Copies-To" ":" SP Mail-Copies-To-content
Message-ID-content = [FWS] msg-id [FWS]
Message-ID-header = "Message-ID" ":" SP Message-ID-content
Newsgroups-content = [FWS] newsgroup-name
*( [FWS] ng-delim [FWS] newsgroup-name )
[FWS]
Newsgroups-header = "Newsgroups" ":" SP Newsgroups-content
*( ";" extension-parameter )
Organization-content = unstructured
Organization-header = "Organization" ":" SP Organization-content
Path-content = [FWS] *( path-identity [FWS]
path-delimiter [FWS]
) tail-entry [FWS]
Path-header = "Path" ":" SP Path-content
*( ";" extension-parameter )
Posted-And-Mailed-content
= [CFWS] ( "yes" / "no" ) [CFWS]
Posted-And-Mailed-header
= "Posted-And-Mailed" ":" SP
Posted-And-Mailed-content
*( ";" extension-parameter )
References-content = [CFWS] msg-id *( CFWS msg-id ) [CFWS]
References-header = "References" ":" SP References-content
Reply-To-content = address-list
Reply-To-header = "Reply-To" ":" SP Reply-To-content
Sender-content = mailbox
Sender-header = "Sender" ":" SP Sender-content
Subject-content = [ [FWS] back-reference ] pure-subject
Subject-header = "Subject" ":" SP Subject-content
Summary-content = unstructured
Summary-header = "Summary" ":" SP Summary-content
Supersedes-content = [CFWS] msg-id [CFWS]
Supersedes-header = "Supersedes" ":" SP Supersedes-content
User-Agent-content = product *( CFWS product )
User-Agent-header = "User-Agent" ":" SP User-Agent-content
*( ";" extension-parameter )
Xref-content = [CFWS] server-name 1*( CFWS location ) [CFWS]
Xref-header = "Xref" ":" SP Xref-content
*( ";" extension-parameter )
Appendix B.3.2 - Control-message outlines
control-message = <empty> /
Newgroup-message /
Rmgroup-message /
Mvgroup-message /
Checkgroup-message /
Cancel-message /
Ihave-message /
Sendme-message
Cancel-arguments = CFWS msg-id [CFWS]
Cancel-message = "cancel" Cancel-arguments
Checkgroup-arguments = [ chkscope ] [ chksernr ]
Checkgroup-message = "checkgroups" Checkgroup-arguments
Ihave-arguments = relayer-name
Ihave-message = "ihave" Ihave-arguments
Mvgroup-arguments = CFWS newsgroup-name CFWS newsgroup-name
[ CFWS newgroup-flag ]
Mvgroup-message = "mvgroup" Mvgroup-arguments
Newgroup-arguments = CFWS newsgroup-name [ CFWS newgroup-flag ]
Newgroup-message = "newgroup" Newgroup-arguments
Rmgroup-arguments = CFWS newsgroup-name
Rmgroup-message = "rmgroup" Rmgroup-arguments
Sendme-arguments = Ihave-arguments
Sendme-message = "sendme" Sendme-arguments
Appendix B.3.3 - Other header rules
article-locator = 1*( %x21-27 / %x29-3A / %x3C-7E )
; US-ASCII printable characters
; except'(' and ';'
article-size = 1*DIGIT
back-reference = %x52.65.3A.20
; which is a case-sensitive "Re: "
batch = 1*( batch-header article )
batch-header = "#!" SP rnews SP article-size CRLF
checkgroups-body = *( valid-group CRLF )
chkscope = 1*( CFWS ["!"] newsgroup-name )
chksernr = CFWS "#" 1*DIGIT
component = 1*component-grapheme
component-grapheme = DIGIT / ALPHA / "+" / "-" / "_"
copy-addr = address-list
dist-delim = ","
distribution = [FWS] distribution-name [FWS]
distribution-name = ALPHA 1*distribution-rest
distribution-rest = ALPHA / "+" / "-" / "_"
groupinfo-body = [ newsgroups-tag CRLF ]
newsgroups-line CRLF
3 hex4 = 1*4HEXDIG
3 hexpart = hexseq / hexseq "::" [ hexseq ] /
"::" [ hexseq ]
3 hexseq = hex4 *( ":" hex4 )
host-value = dot-atom /
[ dot-atom ":" ]
( IPv4address / IPv6address )
; see [RFC 2373]
2 id-left = dot-atom-text / no-fold-quote
2 id-right = dot-atom-text / no-fold-literal
ihave-body = *( msg-id CRLF )
3 IPv4address = 1*3DIGIT "." 1*3DIGIT "."
1*3DIGIT "." 1*3DIGIT
3 IPv6address = hexpart [ ":" IPv4address ]
location = newsgroup-name ":" article-locator
moderation-flag = %x28.4D.6F.64.65.72.61.74.65.64.29
; case sensitive "(Moderated)"
2* msg-id = "<" id-left "@" id-right ">"
newgroup-flag = "moderated"
newsgroup-description
= utext *( *WSP utext )
newsgroup-name = component *( "." component )
newsgroups-line = newsgroup-name
[ 1*HTAB newsgroup-description ]
[ 1*WSP moderation-flag ]
newsgroups-tag = %x46.6F.72 SP %x79.6F.75.72 SP
%x6E.65.77.73.67.72.6F.75.70.73 SP
%x66.69.6C.65.3A
; case sensitive
; "For your newsgroups file:"
ng-delim = ","
2* no-fold-literal = "[" *( dtext / "\[" / "\]" / "\\" ) "]"
2* no-fold-quote = DQUOTE
*( qtext / "\\" / "\" DQUOTE )
qspecial
*( qtext / "\\" / "\" DQUOTE )
DQUOTE
path-delimiter = "/" / "?" / "%" / "," / "!"
path-identity = ( ALPHA / DIGIT )
*( ALPHA / DIGIT / "-" / "." / ":" / "_" )
posting-account-parameter
= <a parameter with attribute "posting-account"
and any value>
posting-date-parameter
= <a parameter with attribute "posting-date"
and value some date-time>
posting-host-parameter
= <a parameter with attribute "posting-host"
and value some host-value>
posting-logging-parameter
= <a parameter with attribute "logging-data"
and any value>
posting-sender-parameter
= <a parameter with attribute "sender"
and value some sender-value>
product = [CFWS] token [CFWS] [ "/" product-version ]
product-version = [CFWS] token [CFWS]
pure-subject = unstructured
qspecial = "(" / ")" / ; same as specials except
"<" / ">" / ; "\" and DQUOTE quoted
"[" / "]" /
":" / ";" /
"@" / "\\" /
"," / "." /
"\" DQUOTE
relayer-name = path-identity
rnews = %x72.6E.65.77.73 ; case sensitive "rnews"
sender-value = mailbox / "verified"
sendme-body = ihave-body
server-name = path-identity
tail-entry = path-identity
valid-group = newsgroups-line
Appendix C - Notices
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