Re: Three new drafts and a question

On Wednesday 30 April 2003 01:22, ned(_dot_)freed(_at_)mrochek(_dot_)com wrote:
<snip>
> That's not an excuse for turning sieve so heavy that many if not most
> service providers will be unwilling to provide support for it.
<snip>

Not every ISP will want to support all Sieve extensions. They don't need 
to. Many ISP will probably refrain from allowing regex use, of 
variables, for that matter. I think it's perfectly OK to create Sieve 
extensions that are explicitely not suitable for all Sieve use cases. 
E.g. the envelope extension can't be used in MUAs since that 
information in general is lost on final delivery. OTOH, people will 
want to have execute command/play sound actions (the latter could be 
added to notify) on the client.

I agree, though, that the I-Ds currently floating around should first be 
advanced to RFCs before proposing even more extensions. It's a bit too 
much currently ;-)

Marc

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They [RIAA,MPAA] are trying to invent a new crime:
interference with a business model.
                           --Bruce Schneier, Crypto-Gram 08/2002

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