Would it be over-kill to also mention "non-RFC-servers compatability
enabled" or
similar in the James startup messages? There is so little displayed on the
startup
screen that it would certainly stand out. Just a thought.

Steve B.

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From: "Danny Angus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "James Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 9:38 AM
Subject: RE: Why does James reject email addresses with "_" in the hostname?


> Serge:
> > What's the value of turning this off?
>
> Everytime someone turns it on they learn why they had to, because an M$
> product doesn't comply with the RFC's, and we've provided the workaround
as
> a service to our users, not because we condone M$'s transgression.
> In the real world we have to accept non-compliance by others, why not take
> the opportunity to name and shame them?
>
> > The bar is already really really high.
>
> Don't I know it. So lets exert pressure against it getting worse.
>
> > How about instead publishing all
> > the spec violations we've had to made, and the servers and clients that
> > prompted us to do it?  That would probably be a popular page.
>
> Yeah ok I like that, as long as we still implement these as options, if we
> do I won't press for them to be off by default.
> Ok?
>
>
>
> d.
>
>
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