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Re: Understanding response protocols

2004-10-06 08:02:11


Keith Moore writes:
The thing to do is to get UA functionality right, _then_ to see what
new protocol frobs (if any) are appropriate.

One of the crucial MUA features is to automatically communicate
certain information to recipients. Communication _requires_ protocol
support.

Specifically, in various situations, the recipient needs to know that
followups go to T, and replies go to R, where R isn't contained in T.

No, the recipient needs to _decide_ where his particular reply goes,
based on the content of his reply -- not take the sender's blind
recommendation on faith.

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