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Re: RFC2821 and EHLO-specified extensions.

2004-11-18 15:58:18

On Thu November 18 2004 16:16, Keith Moore wrote:

nothing requires a document to use 2119 (documents are free to define MUST 
etc. as they see fit) and there are other ways to say "do not do this" without
saying "MUST NOT".

True, and in fact 2821 does use its own definitions.  However, it's moot
as there's no enforcement (the Department of Vaterland Securitat won't
whisk you away to occupied Guantanamo Bay for violating a 2821
MUST or MUST NOT -- at least not yet...).