From Russ Allbery:
(DSN I think would also have caught on quicker if it were about a tenth of
the complexity that it is. As it stands, it's a good example of a
second-system protocol designed by a committee. :/)
Now you've got me curious. Can you describe what is complex about it?
The only real issue I have with it is that I can not find everything I
need in one place. There are a few companion documents and I find it
clumsy to track down details when I need them.
And some companies are quite fond of proprietary mail systems that
have no concept whatsoever of what a DSN is.
The really sad part is that there are two, maybe three companies, that
have most of the market share in this space. If even one of them would
"do it right" it would probably change "the world".
And then there is Sendmail....
Jim
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