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Re: [art] On BCP 190

Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at> Mon, 05 August 2019 15:25 UTC

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From: Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at>
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Subject: Re: [art] On BCP 190
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Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net> wrote:
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> The underlying issue is the text in 2.3 of BCP190; I think the emerging
> consensus is that it's too strict, in that it can be read to preclude
> using a prefix approach with a MUST NOT, when in fact the potential harm
> to other applications / the Web overall is pretty small.

Yes.

Tony.
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