Ted Zlatanov <[email protected]> writes: > On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:38:32 +1000 Daniel Pittman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > DP> Um, I should possibly say that the header isn't illegal by the standard, > just > DP> not defined officially. So, it isn't /wrong/ to use it, as such, any more > DP> than the extra headers various MTA / GroupWare packages use for internal > DP> and/or external routing or whatever. > > IIRC Lars considered submitting the Face header for approval but got > discouraged by the bureaucracy surrounding the process, so he just made > it a de-facto standard as far as Gnus is concerned. Usually such > headers have to begin with "X-" so an RFC zealot could complain. > > DP> So, yeah, the recipient is in the wrong and all, I think. Mostly. Except > DP> that Face headers /are/ a waste of ~ 1KB per email out and all. > > Yeah, I learned quickly to turn them off for work when they kept showing > up in paper printouts from less capable MUAs. > > Ted
It's worth pointing out that there is Face which I believe supports colour and X-Face which is mono. X-face which I use is a lot, lot lighter and less likely to incurr the wrath of people sensitive to bandwidth waste. _______________________________________________ info-gnus-english mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnus-english
