On Fri, 25 Oct 91 14:06:24 EDT you said:
Well, of course, the application *can* provide a checksum. But we will
be left with applications providing their own checksums, each one defined
in a different way and stored in a different way within the body part.
Many applications already have a more-or-less standard representation
for their data which does not include a checksum. If RFC XXXX defines
a mechanism for computing and storing a checksum, then it's obvious as to
how you store that application's data in an RFC XXXX body part; otherwise,
you have to write a specification first and get it published as an RFC.
Thanks !! That's exactly what I was trying to say, but much better expressed.
/AF