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STR #27

Status:5 - New
Priority:2 - Low, e.g. a documentation error or undocumented side-effect
Scope:3 - Applies to all machines and operating systems
Subsystem:Unassigned
Summary:NEWGROUPS should accept an optional eight-char YMD value
Version:1.44
Created By:cloos
Assigned To:Unassigned
Fix Version:Unassigned
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08:10 Jun 07, 2007		yyyymmdd.patch

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cloos
08:10 Jun 07, 2007		the rfc says:

,----( from rfc3977.txt )
|    Syntax
|      NEWGROUPS date time [GMT]
|
|    Responses
|      231    List of new newsgroups follows (multi-line)
|
|    Parameters
|      date    Date in yymmdd or yyyymmdd format
|      time    Time in hhmmss format
`----

A possible quick-fix for that is attached, but you may prefer a more eloquent formulation....
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