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Re: Gen-ART LC review of draft-leiba-5322upd-from-group-06

Dave Crocker <dhc@dcrocker.net> Thu, 18 October 2012 12:28 UTC

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Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 05:28:11 -0700
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small tweaks:

On 10/18/2012 3:28 AM, John Levine wrote:
>> So, is it better to put in a sentence about representing non-ASCII
>> text in the group name without including a replyable address?
>
> The main motivation is to provide a syntax for a non-replyable address
> in From: and Sender: headers for cases where that is appropriate.  See
> the EAI downgrade documents for a concrete example.

      The main motivation is to support an alternate address, such as 
one which might not be a valid reply address, in the From: and Sender: 
header fields, for cases where that is appropriate... example.


> A secondary motivation is to remove an arcane restriction that has not
> turned out to be useful in practice.


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  Dave Crocker
  Brandenburg InternetWorking
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