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RE: TECH-ERROR: Name of SUBMITTER parameter

2004-09-03 09:40:09

On Friday, September 03, 2004 9:20 AM, 
Matthew(_dot_)van(_dot_)Eerde(_at_)hbinc(_dot_)com
wrote:

wayne wrote:
In 
<16695(_dot_)45036(_dot_)160556(_dot_)552577(_at_)giles(_dot_)gnomon(_dot_)org(_dot_)uk>
 Roy Badami 
<roy(_at_)gnomon(_dot_)org(_dot_)uk> writes:
    MAIL FROM:<foo(_at_)bar> PRA=<baz(_at_)qux>

is far more natural than the SUBMITTER alternative.
So, I think we can count at least four people who would like to see 
SUBMITTER= renamed to PRA=.

I respectfully disagree.  Acronyms are harder to understand 
than fully-spelled-out names.  A search on AcronymFinder for 
PRA returned 41 results:
Paint Research Association (UK)
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Parabolic Reflector Antenna
Parti pour le Renouveau Algerien
Participatory Rural Appraisal

How about spelling PRA out rather than using the acronym?

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Actually, I prefer the name SUBMITTER and would like to stick with it.
I believe that, from the sender's perspective, the name accurately
conveys what the parameter means.  It is only on the receiving side that
the value becomes "purported."