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Re: Negotiated noncompliance

"D. J. Bernstein" <djb@cr.yp.to> Thu, 24 August 2000 04:35 UTC

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> SHOULD narrowly tailor

Are you using the definition of ``SHOULD'' from RFC 1123, or the
radically different definition from smtpupd, or some other definition?

I don't know whether the next version of smtpupd is going to be aligned
with the RFC 1123 definition. I haven't seen a clear statement from the
editor on this topic.

I don't see how we can reasonably discuss text using the word ``SHOULD''
when the definition is up in the air.

---Dan

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