Re: [imapext] I-D Action: draft-ietf-imapapnd-appendlimit-extension-03.txt

[Arnt Gulbrandsen <[e-mail]>]

S Moonesamy writes:
> Timo sent several comments and also asked a question: "Why 
> implement something that going to be a problem in only some very 
> rare cases?" [1].  It is the sort of question which you could 
> also get during IETF-wide review or during IESG Evaluation.  The 
> draft might or not be the ideal place to have all the answers.  
> It would useful if there is a discussion on the mailing list 
> about the comments (and the question) which Timo sent.

IMO the document should answer this particular question.

Most drafts/RFCs don't; there is a silent assumption that the reader knows 
the problem well before starting to read. That's plausible for the imapext 
subscribers, but less so for random programmers who just follow a link on 
Stack Overflow. And it's particularly bad when an extension helps seldom, 
as in this case.

A document that helps in only a few cases must explain its utility, or else 
it will be pushed down the readers' priority list.

I'm afraid I cannot suggest a good answer to the question, however.

Arnt