Joe, You are correct - there are many that do try to follow the RFC's, some that add to it (AOL rDNS) comes to mind, SPF OMG type stuff, some whom believe that the world can spin without them, and some that really are clueless what it's for. Some of the RFC's are tough to digest and understand but IMHO I do believe they are necessary as additional tools, to help an admin diagnose different concerns, for example with email servers.
Most email server software comes with a pretty much set it and forget it type of core installation and configuration. No need to monkey with the default SMTP port, unless you've got reason, etc. or even the hold states upon a 220 connect. Point is the RFC's are needed so that everyone W3 wide sings off the same sheets of music. Maybe a condensed versioning / base line of an RFC would be nice, ie: a summary that hits the most common, must have, requirements in order to work. ~Rick > > I don't know about the rest of it, but you have the first > line right for sure! I know a person that sits on the Word > Wide Web Consortium Advisory Board as the pricnciple of a > member organization. We've talked a few times about the > RFC's and he is quick to point out that they are only > recommendations and should never be used as rules. > Apparently when they make a new RFC they have in mind that > nobody has to follow it... I think that's a bad way to do it, > but that's their decision. He's also pointed out to me that > several of the member organizations do not follow the RFC's > they help create. My example (not his) would be Microsoft. > They are a premier W3C member organization but many of their > products don't follow the RFC's. > > I guess my summary opinion of my discussions on this subject > are that WE have made more of the RFC's than W3C intended. > > -Joe > ___________________________________________________________________ Virus Scanned and Filtered by http://www.FamHost.com E-Mail System. To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
