At 12:02 03-01-2009, Dave CROCKER wrote:
This thread's taking place on the main IETF list, so it's probably
worth noting some deeper issues that your observations raise:
1. Should an adjunct protocol modify core semantics of the primary
protocol, rather than add semantics to it? If yes, when
On Sat, 2009-01-03, Dave CROCKER wrote:
> RFC5322 models the world of memos. Paper messages and other human
> communications can be, and sometimes are, "from" multiple authors. That's not
> just theory; it's real-world practice. If the Internet's email format drops
> that construct from
ned+i...@mauve.mrochek.com wrote:
As always, the plural of anecdote is not data, so there may be places I'm
unaware of where this construct is in use and doesn't cause any problems.
...
Now, I suppose an argument could be made that this points to the need for
ADSP to specify semantics for han