Re: [ietf-smtp] [Proposal] confusing parts of the mail system, was 250-MARKDOWN

"John R Levine" <johnl@taugh.com> Wed, 16 January 2019 18:50 UTC

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>> Again: can we start with CHUNKING?  Does anyone *object* to CHUNKING?

I don't object to it, but since it doesn't solve any real problem, why 
bother?

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John Levine, johnl@taugh.com, Taughannock Networks, Trumansburg NY
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