Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: the dangers of no reply-to munging; Xouvert update

[Jonathan Walther]

On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 12:15:45PM +0100, address@hidden wrote:
> > I don't understand what it "breaks" about the headers.
>
> It obstructs clients which actually follow the RFCs.  That's hardly ever a
> good thing.

In this case, the RFCs are out of touch with reality.  Usually the RFC's
are really good, but in this case they got it wrong.  RFC must adapt to
existing practice, not other way around.  All successful RFC's worked
like that.

Jonathan

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