Hello Allie, Sunday, October 24, 2004, 5:04:38 PM, you wrote: > On Sunday, October 24, 2004 at 2:09:21 PM [GMT -0500], Army Redleg > wrote:
>> Understood, *if* these servers are indeed in violation of the >> "Standard"... > Yes. This is the question for which I don't have an answer. Unless we > know the answer, we cannot really make a strong claim either way. >> Which now begs the question, after searching through various FAQs, >> standards and proposals (IETF, ANS.1, ISO, etc)- I simply ended up with >> a headache- swimming eyes and reeling mind... <g> > I know how you feel. I've tried looking up technical information like > that and rarely come up feeling enlightened. I usually feel exhausted > and frustrated. >> If you know where I can find this standard (will/must versus >> may/should), please point me in the general direction. > I can't. :) This is why I didn't want to put a foot in too deep. I have found a few things that are of interest- will be posting them in reply to hggdh. Worst thing is I cannot find a "Standard" so between the user, the server and the software developer there has to be some agreements and as you say the spirit or intent should be honored. funny thing is, my request does honor that :) more in a second or two. -- Most Sincerely, Mark (Army RedLeg) Enjoying TheBat! Professional Edition v.3.0.2.1 on Win2kSP4/PIII-600/512MB. coming to you "LIVE!, From Albuquerque" <g> Eric Howes' Protecting Your Privacy & Security: https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/ Good chance you'll find *all* the goodies here: http://lists.gpick.com/ looking for a nice place off the beaten usenet path? join us: nntp://news.securecomp.org ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.0.2.1 Beta/1 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/

