Fred Lindberg writes:
> On Tue, 04 Jan 2000 23:04:40 GMT, Sam wrote:
>
> >Correct, but only because this is a Qmail bug.
>
> Nonconformance with archaic very US-centric part of rfc. Anyone in a
I wouldn't describe all of RFCs 2045-2048 as "archaic".
RFC 821 is certainly not archaic, and it has a blanked prohibition against
all non-7bit mail. RFCs 2045-2048 allow this restrictions to be relaxed,
in certain situations, and under controlled conditions.
But you can't have your cake, and eat it too. If you want to send 8-bit
mail, please play by the rules.
> domain with a few extra chars in the charset has done away with
> non-8-bit-capable servers a long time ago.
>
> >A pain in the ass, and you shouldn't have to do this nonsense. This is
> >something that should be handled automatically by qmail-remote.
>
> Or by retiring the outdated servers. Sometimes being right is better
> than being correct.
RFC 2045-2048 *is* the right way to do this. In fact, strictly-conformant
servers have every right to reject 8bit mail that is not received with the
8BITMIME extension.
--
Sam
