Thus spake Paul Berkowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, circa 12/4/2002 10:30 PM: > The MBU's record on this issue (OE Mac and Entourage) is perfect. They > _never_, _ever_ violate RFC protocols.
I would agree with that, with my previously stated caveat that their interpretations are sometimes interesting and their implementations sometimes flawed. Examples: 1. The addition of a quoting character to any line beginning with "From ": this doesn't actually violate an RFC, and you can call it a bug or a missing feature, but it is VERY annoying. (This is exacerbated by the fact that in Entourage you can't change the quoting character.) 2. Handling of multiple addresses in the Reply-To field is broken. 3. Entourage encloses personal names in quotes even when it is not necessary, e,g, "Fred Snertz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. (Actually, now I'm not sure about this one. I looked back at your message and it didn't have the quotes around your name. Hmmm.) That said, Entourage is very nearly perfect in this regard, and I give the team many brownie points for their desire to get it right. Other Microsoft programmers either hold RFCs in disdain or are ignorant of them altogether. -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
