At 21:54 03/02/2002 -0500, Keith Moore wrote:
> Also, IMHO, it would be useful if, as well as people being able to submit
> header entries, email software authors could say which headers their
> software uses (ie. reads and/or writes). That way, it would give an
> indication of whether a header is actually useful or not, and whether a
> non-standard header may be worth making into a standard one.
It might be interesting information, but it shouldn't be taken to indicate
whether deployment of the header is useful or desirable.
No, but it could give an indication about whether it might be a good idea
to take the header specification further. ie if 'x-myheader: useful info'
is used by 90% of email software, maybe it should be looked at and have a
formal RFC made for it, but if it's only used by one package, then it's
probably OK being left as a custom 'x-' header.
(Arguments about HOW to change an 'x-' header to a 'standard' header aren't
really part of the registry discussion IMHO)
Paul VPOP3 - Internet Email Server/Gateway
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