Re: e mail

Pete Resnick <presnick@qualcomm.com> Wed, 01 January 1997 20:45 UTC

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From: Pete Resnick <presnick@qualcomm.com>
To: John C Klensin <klensin@mail1.reston.mci.net>
Cc: blousky@pitnet.net, ietf-smtp@dimacs.rutgers.edu
Subject: Re: e mail
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On 1/1/97 at 1:03 PM -0600, John C Klensin wrote:

>On Wed, 01 Jan 1997 12:52:09 +0000 ben <blousky@pitnet.net>
>wrote:
>
>> I am looking for a way to include email parameters in html eg..
>>
>> mailto:WHATEVER YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS IS! ?subject=You can also
>> put an automatic subject here!
>
>The obnoxious, narrow-minded guy who was then IETF Area
>Director for Applications shot the idea down...

Yeah, that mean old guy! Damn fine thing *he's* no longer involved! :-)

>And I think that people then stopped thinking about it -- I
>don't recall hearing anything since.

There was some hallway talk at the San Jose IETF meeting. I don't know if
someone is going to make an attempt to document it or not, but it would be
nice. I will try to remember to harrass the players involved (including
myself).

pr

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