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Re: [Emailcore] Ticket #14: G.7.8. Review different size limits

John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> Tue, 13 July 2021 19:47 UTC

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From: John Levine <johnl@taugh.com>
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Subject: Re: [Emailcore] Ticket #14: G.7.8. Review different size limits
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It appears that Dave Crocker  <dcrocker@bbiw.net> said:
>On 7/13/2021 5:52 AM, Ned Freed wrote:
>> I also note that X.400 has changed from "the mail system we'll all be using
>> somday" to "only used in limited government/military cases, and even those are
>> disappearing". Is it really worth mentioning at this point?
>
>It is not.

Oh, all right, says cca!ima!johnl


>> Finally, and most importantly, implementation techniques that impose no limits
>> on object size represent a serious security risk. I think this alone justifies
>> removing "should support" bit.
>
>+1

Agreed.  If it's a limit, it's a limit.

Speaking of limits, how do we feel about the 1000 octet limit on line length.  It is my impression
that it is often exceeded in HTML text.

R's,
John

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