[Python-Dev] Rework nntlib? (original) (raw)

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Tue Sep 14 12:31:16 CEST 2010


Antoine> Like the email package, nntplib in py3k is broken (because of
Antoine> various bytes/str mismatches; I suppose the lack of a test
Antoine> suite didn't help when porting).

How heavily used is nntp these days (unless you're looking for spam)? Would it make more sense to find someone willing to maintain it outside the Python core and just remove it altogether?

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