Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoperability
Alessandro Rossini <me@alessandrorossini.org> Mon, 19 November 2012 12:54 UTC
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Subject: Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoperability
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On 18 Nov 2012, at 10:31, Simon Perreault <simon.perreault@viagenie.ca> wrote: > If I understand your analysis correctly, the problem is not with vCards that break RFC syntax, but rather with non-standard groups and properties. If so, what use would this validator be, since it would presumably only be able to check for syntax errors? In the conclusion of my empirical study, I also suggested that the vendors should implement the last version of the vCard format, and that they should do it right. In my opinion, independently of grouped properties and non-standard properties, a validator would facilitate the correct implementation of the vCard format, since the specification alone may be ambiguous. Cheers, -- Alessandro Rossini http://alessandrorossini.org http://twitter.com/alerossini
- [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoperabil… Alessandro Rossini
- Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoper… Doug Royer
- Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoper… Barry Leiba
- Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoper… Simon Perreault
- Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoper… Alessandro Rossini
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- Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoper… Alessandro Rossini
- Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoper… Robert Smith
- Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoper… Alessandro Rossini
- Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoper… Doug Royer
- Re: [VCARDDAV] vCard format and lack of interoper… Alessandro Rossini
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