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Re: rfc2821bis-01 Issue 19: Explanatory text after literal in EHLO

2007-05-03 12:08:45

This issue has stalled.

I'm going to close the issue, but note, as Frank suggests, that it
should be checked as part of the implementation and interoperability report.

        Tony Hansen
        tony(_at_)att(_dot_)com

John C Klensin wrote:


--On Thursday, 12 April, 2007 14:28 -0400 "Mark E. Mallett"
<mem(_at_)mv(_dot_)mv(_dot_)com> wrote:

On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 07:08:43PM +0100, Tony Finch wrote:
   ehlo              = "EHLO" SP ( Domain / Explained-literal
   ) CRLF

   Explained-literal = address-literal [string]

Um, boggle. Why was this new syntax introduced?
I'm guessing the choice was either remove it from the
narrative or add it to the BNF.

yes, probably that too, since the relevant narrative hasn't
changed significantly from 2821.

 Flipping the coin the other way might be better.

No opinion, but you are the second person to speak up, so I'm
assigning Issue 19 to this.

   john