Malcolm Weir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Which leads to the inevitable observation that there are no prizes for > conformance to the RFC, but there are for getting the job done. The > job of a mail transfer agent is to transfer mail. Not pass a > conformance test based on a specific interpretation of an RFC...
Not conforming to the RFC might not get you a prize, but it definitely has a price you'll have to pay some day or another. Widely accepting non-compliance will inevitably make non-compliance... well... widely acceptable. So we tend to lose standards compliance, ultimately harming interoperability. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
