(FYI this is mainly a comment to message by
jknowles(_at_)binky(_dot_)arc(_dot_)nasa(_dot_)gov)
Regarding the open issues:
A. 2: Checksums/Integrity Checks - if we're going to get this resolved in
Santa Fe, a strawman would be very helpful.
I think that base64 should have it's internal mandatory checksum and
other parts may have their own (non-mandatory) checksum's.
Can somebody define a checksum that works easily bot in CRLF (unix) and
record oriented (VAX)? Does the checksum survive ASCII-> EBCDIC +
EBCDIC->ASCII
transformations? I think it's impossible to define a checksum that is usable
except when the parts are encoded.
A. 3: Non-ASCII Headers - other than several suggestions to move this
out of RFC-XXXX, the silence is deafening. What's going on?
There were several demands for this earlier - if they are still
demands, I'd like to hear them before Santa Fe. Otherwise, punt.
I like the proposition by Keith More. It's ok as a different document
but it MUST be ready at the same time as the other part(s) are ready.
B. 6: Character sets.
I think that parameter syntax is best (like charset=whatever). It should not
be a separate header and there is no good reason to think of it as a subtype.
If we add rich-text as a subtype of text then charset must be given in parameter
syntax (or extra header).
B. 7: Text-plus - again, not a SHOW-STOPPER, but this doesn't exactly
seem to be a Text sub-type. The Text-plus sub-types are dwindling,
but I still see a distinction at the top level.
Make rich-text a sub-type of text and the there is no real use of
text-plus. I think TeX and others are better handled as application
I agree. Latex might be possible as a text-type but pure TeX is impossible.
B. 12: Body-Version header - what's the resistance to Content-Version?
Definitely no big deal, just curious.
Content-Version sounds like it means that this is a new version of something
older (like USENET News Supersedes). Otherwise it's the same to me.
Otherwise i agree whit what Ned suggested in his mail.
Pekka Kyt|laakso
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