On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 15:15:23 +0200 "Julian Mehnle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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. My 2 ct: I agree fully to the compliance rules of courier. Why? 'cause I see everyday waht non-compiance does on the web (www). And I hate it. If I would want a MTA that was more non-compliant then I simply would install one, wouldn't I. The choice for courier is based on its strictness (among other things..) -- dick -- http://www.nagual.st/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE ++ Running FreeBSD 4.8 ++ Debian GNU/Linux (Woody) + Nai tiruvantel ar vayuvantel i Valar tielyanna nu vilya ------------------------------------------------------- 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
