Re: [ietf-smtp] ietf.org SMTP server "RFC2821 Violation" for EHLO ip-literal.

S Moonesamy <sm+ietf@elandsys.com> Mon, 16 December 2019 17:08 UTC

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Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 08:49:29 -0800
To: Valdis Kletnieks <valdis.kletnieks@vt.edu>, ietf@ietf.org
From: S Moonesamy <sm+ietf@elandsys.com>
Subject: Re: [ietf-smtp] ietf.org SMTP server "RFC2821 Violation" for EHLO ip-literal.
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Hi Valdis,
At 02:16 AM 16-12-2019, Valdis Kletnieks wrote:
>I have to wonder if we shouldn't go in the opposite direction - having a
>protocol standard that's quit nailed down so it can move to Full Standard, and
>an "operational guidance" RFC/BCP that would be easier to update/replace every
>5-10 years as the landscape changed....

It is better to focus on the move to Full Standard, if there is 
interest in doing that, and have the "operational guidance" as a 
separate discussion.  The "updates" is also another discussion.

Regards,
S. Moonesamy