Далее представлен простейший пример сессии работы клиента и сервера по протоколу NNTP:
S: 200 atvax news server ready — posting ok
C: GROUP net. Wizards
S: 211 104 10011 10125 net.wizards group selected
(there are 104 articles on file, from 10011 to 10125)
C: STAT 10110
S: 223 10110 <23445@svax.ARPA> article retrieved - statistics
only (article 10110 selected, its message-id is
<23445@svax.ARPA>)
C: BODY
S: 222 10110 <23445@svax.ARPA> article retrieved - body follows
S: ... text body ...
S: .
C: NEXT
S: 223 10113 <21495@nudebch.uucp> article retrieved - statistics
only (article 10113 was next in group)
C: ARTICLE 10120
S: 220 10120 <4105@ucbvax.ARPA> Article retrieved, text follows
S: ... text article ...
S:
C: QUIT
S: 205 goodbye. <