2.2.1.4 NNTP_AUTH_Fail_Response Message

NNTP_AUTH_Fail_Response is defined as follows. This message is defined in [RFC2980] and indicates that the authentication has terminated unsuccessfully—either because the user name or password was incorrect, or due to some other arbitrary error, such as a software or data corruption error.

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