On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Jim Fenton <fen...@cisco.com> wrote: > Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: >> >> +1 for opaque. People seeking alternatives are cordially requested to >> consult a copy of Websters Thesaurus. >> > > I don't have a copy of Webster's Thesaurus, but Webster's New Collegiate > Dictionary lists synonyms (in ALL CAPS) in a couple of its definitions. > > def. 2a: Hard to understand or explain : UNINTELLIGIBLE > def. 2b: OBTUSE, STUPID > > I didn't find your suggestion helpful, Suresh.
Suresh actually has a point, and I think the thesaurus backs it up. The use of the data may be static, and perhaps receivers will find it a use for it, but the field contents as observed by the receiver, is likely to obtuse or unintelligible. Opaque. This is a mountain being lovingly crafted out of a molehill..........I don't really care if, at the end of the day, "opaque" is replaced with another term or a different description. But, just for the record, this is what opaque means in common usage in technology applications. Google is your friend: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_cookie Regards, Al -- Al Iverson on Spam and Deliverability, see http://www.spamresource.com News, stats, info, and commentary on blacklists: http://www.dnsbl.com My personal website: http://www.aliverson.com -- Chicago, IL, USA _______________________________________________ NOTE WELL: This list operates according to http://mipassoc.org/dkim/ietf-list-rules.html
