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Re: header-munging

Michael D'Errico <michael.derrico@software.com> Wed, 07 August 1996 02:39 UTC

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From: Michael D'Errico <michael.derrico@software.com>
To: ietf-smtp@list.cren.net
Subject: Re: header-munging
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  [For some reason this didn't go through to list.cren.net
   the first time I sent it, so here it is again.]

To: "Randall C. Gellens" <RANDY@MPA15AB.MV.UNISYS.COM>
cc: djb@koobera.math.uic.edu, ietf-smtp@list.cren.net

> The SUBMIT extension makes it very clear that the client is giving the
> server permission to attempt any fix-ups that might be needed.  The
> draft also lists tests which can be used for the server to guess at
> message submission if SUBMIT isn't used.

I would think that fixing a client to put in a valid Message-Id and a valid 
Date (and fixing whatever other problems it has) would be far simpler, and 
much more useful, than rewriting it to use ESMTP and look for the optional 
SUBMIT keyword.

You have to ask if it's really worth having an extension for this.

Mike

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