On 2000-12-02 14:42:52 -0500, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
>> Why should I? There are nicely working MTAs which (1) don't
>> ignore the relevant specifications and (2) whose authors do
>> have a clue. Try looking at sendmail, postfix, or qmail for
>> reference.
> Sorry to confuse you with facts, but even in this day and age
> sendmail does MIME conversion, as qmail is not a MIME-compliant
> MTA, so that's a red herring. Sendmail:
*snip*
Maybe we should stop mutual insults and come back to the facts which
are, actually, quite straight and simple:
- RFC 1847 requires mail user agents to create messages in a way
which makes sure that no conversions will be necessary.
- RFC 1847 explicitly forbids such conversions, and any other
changes to the contents of a multipart/mixed body part.
- RFC 1847 is a standards track document (currently PROPOSED
STANDARD).
- You have choosen not to adhere by that standard - your reasos for
that actually don't interest me that much.
As a consequence, your MTA is BROKEN, and should better only be used
in toy environments.
--
Thomas Roessler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
