On Thu, Jun 18, 1998 at 02:46:32PM -0000, D. J. Bernstein wrote:
> > I'm not sure I see why this is a win over a single address for
> > list administration to which directives are sent.
>
> ``Empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]'' is simpler than
> ``message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with SUBSCRIBE in the Subject.''
> It's easier to do by hand, easier to automate, and easier to parse.
> Everyone understands that addresses have to be copied exactly.
I understand it; you understand it; but the great unwashed masses
(does this make us the "washed masses"? :-) )
out there don't. IMHO, trying to get them to remember 9 (say) different
forms of address in order to negotiate with MLM software is a much harder
task than trying to get them to remember 1.
>From the programming side of things, I don't see that it makes any difference.
On the receiving end, it's just a matter of whether you parse the headers
or the body; on the sending end, it's just a matter of whether you
embed the directive in the address or the body. Neither seems harder
or easier to me.
---Rsk
Rich Kulawiec
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
