Don't know where it started but it is included in RFC 1958, Architectural
Principles of the Internet, in section 3.9.
Donald
On Fri, 11 Jul 1997, Edward M Greshko wrote:
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 07:27:52 +0800 (GMT)
From: Edward M Greshko <Edward(_dot_)M(_dot_)Greshko(_at_)cdc(_dot_)com>
To: ietf-smtp(_at_)imc(_dot_)org
Subject: Need the quote and the author
Hi,
Of course this is not quite related to SMTP......
There is a quote by someone from a time long ago which goes along the
lines of being conservative in what you generate and liberal in what you
receive. In other words, make sure that you follow the specs to the
letter in what you generate, however try to deal with anything reasonable
that you can anticipate being thrown your way.
I need to know the exact quote and the author. If it is documented
someplace that would be "nice" too.
Ed
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