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Re: [Asrg] seeking comments on new RMX article

2003-05-06 09:13:05
David,

When you are summarizing comments from others, please make some effort
to reflect what they actually said.  Re-casting their statements into a
form that is silly and false is not especially constructive.

d/

DW> The reason RMX records haven't made a big impact to date is the lack of a
DW> standard.  On this list there have been numerous proposals, each slightly
DW> different and each one has been met with silly arguments like "if we do that
DW> I won't be able to send anonymous e-mails pretending to be Ronald Reagan" 
or,
DW> more realistically, "but then I'd have to send my hotmail messages actually
DW> through the hotmail service and that would suck"

DW> On Monday 05 May 2003 04:27 pm, Dave Crocker wrote:
an explanation of the real utility of rmx records has, so far, been
based on assumptions and assertions that run contrary to the user and
operations history of the Internet.

--
 Dave Crocker <mailto:dcrocker(_at_)brandenburg(_dot_)com>
 Brandenburg InternetWorking <http://www.brandenburg.com>
 Sunnyvale, CA  USA <tel:+1.408.246.8253>, <fax:+1.866.358.5301>

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