> Also, there's documented precedent within the IETF. RFC 863 has a clear
> definition:
...
>> 2.3.6. Buffer and State Table
...
> 5321 uses "discard" or "discarded" in other places, too.
Well, one must always respect the lawyerly exercise of doing an audit to find
precedent.
But there's so
On Jun 2, 2010, at 10:55 AM, John R. Levine wrote:
>> My guess is that the phrase "the domain encourages the recipient(s) to
>> discard it" is intended to refer to a silent discard.
>
> I don't think any of us expected the recipient to send a notification. I
> certainly didn't, since the assum
On 6/2/10 10:10 AM, Scott Kitterman wrote:
> "Dave CROCKER" wrote:
>
> On 6/2/2010 8:08 AM, Al Iverson wrote:
>
>>> Agree. "Discard" and "silently discard" mean the same thing, in my
>>> opinion. Though, I am guilty of using the phrase "silently discard."
>>> Maybe in an attempt to be slightly
Scott Kitterman wrote:
> "Dave CROCKER" wrote:
>
>
>> On 6/2/2010 8:08 AM, Al Iverson wrote:
>>
>>> Agree. "Discard" and "silently discard" mean the same thing, in my
>>> opinion. Though, I am guilty of using the phrase "silently discard."
>>> Maybe in an attempt to be slightly over-specif
"Dave CROCKER" wrote:
>
>
>On 6/2/2010 8:08 AM, Al Iverson wrote:
>> Agree. "Discard" and "silently discard" mean the same thing, in my
>> opinion. Though, I am guilty of using the phrase "silently discard."
>> Maybe in an attempt to be slightly over-specific.
>
>
>I do not recall seeing a dict
>> Your English is fine. "Discard" means throw away.
>
> And, to "silently discard" is to discard without informing anyone. It means,
> for example, that you don't also generate a bounce message, or a notification
> to the recipient.
>
> My guess is that the phrase "the domain encourages the rec
On Jun 2, 2010, at 8:08 AM, Al Iverson wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 9:48 AM, John R. Levine wrote:
>>> given the recent discussions, it seems to me that people want to have a
>>> definition of what 'discard' means in the context as described above. As a
>>> non-native English speaker (or what
On 6/2/2010 8:50 AM, Al Iverson wrote:
>> Taken on its own and without further technical specifications 'discard' does
>> not direct, imply or request that the action be silent or noisy, and if
>> noisy who gets to hear it.
>
> I'm perfectly fine with being more explicit, but I do think there's a
--On 2 June 2010 10:48:03 -0400 "John R. Levine" wrote:
>> given the recent discussions, it seems to me that people want to have a
>> definition of what 'discard' means in the context as described above. As
>> a non-native English speaker (or what's the right term?) I suppose (but
>> am not s
On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Dave CROCKER wrote:
> On 6/2/2010 8:08 AM, Al Iverson wrote:
>>
>> Agree. "Discard" and "silently discard" mean the same thing, in my
>> opinion. Though, I am guilty of using the phrase "silently discard."
>> Maybe in an attempt to be slightly over-specific.
>
>
>
On 6/2/2010 8:08 AM, Al Iverson wrote:
> Agree. "Discard" and "silently discard" mean the same thing, in my
> opinion. Though, I am guilty of using the phrase "silently discard."
> Maybe in an attempt to be slightly over-specific.
I do not recall seeing a dictionary or technical definition of "
On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 9:48 AM, John R. Levine wrote:
>> given the recent discussions, it seems to me that people want to have a
>> definition of what 'discard' means in the context as described above. As a
>> non-native English speaker (or what's the right term?) I suppose (but am not
>> sure) th
> given the recent discussions, it seems to me that people want to have a
> definition of what 'discard' means in the context as described above. As a
> non-native English speaker (or what's the right term?) I suppose (but am not
> sure) the word 'discard' can have multiple meanings (apart from
John Levine wrote:
Unfortunately, ADSP did not define what was meant by "discardable".
We said:
All mail from the domain is signed with an
Author Domain Signature. Furthermore, if a
message arrives without a valid Author Domain
>> Unfortunately, ADSP did not define what was meant by "discardable".
We said:
All mail from the domain is signed with an
Author Domain Signature. Furthermore, if a
message arrives without a valid Author Domain
Signature due to modifi
Douglas Otis wrote:
> IIRC, Sendmail defined DISCARD in their Access Database Format, where to
> override rejection, assert OK; to permit relaying, assert RELAY; to
> always reject the message, assert REJECT; and to discard the message
> completely, assert DISCARD.
And the Postfix man page f
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