On Thu, 25 Mar 2004, John Hall wrote:

> "Bob Apthorpe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> > The Outlook missing-Message-Id problem really needs to be fixed because
> > in this case the RFCs are very clear that 'SHOULD' means 'SHALL.'
> 
> It means "that there may exist valid reasons in particular circumstances to
> ignore a particular item, but the full implications must be understood and
> carefully weighed before choosing a different course".

The fact that the RFCs do not require a msg-id should stop SA from
creating a rule that enforces a *non-requirement*.  If the RFC was worded 
differently then this would be a different matter entirely.  It doesn't 
however and we shouldn't create our own standards to hold others 
accountable to.

Justin

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