On 3/29/06, Heiner Wolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There are less violent ways. For example, you can just disconnect > > them from the server ;) > > I wonder what the problem is with type='available'. Is it just against > the spec or is there a deeper reason why it is bad. > > After all, servers could be tolerant (remember: be tolerant in what you > accept) and treat type='available' as no type attribute. > > So, what puts people in rage? Violation of the book or a practical > reason? Just curious.
Maybe its just misunderstood humour :) Email can't convey emotions very well. Anyways, when a server that uses schema validation encounters such a stanza, it will return an error to the client. And frankly, I don't think being tolerant to implementation issues will lead to a better future for the protocol. Regards, Vinod.
