Re: [ietf-smtp] homework, not an experiment, draft-crocker-email-deliver

On 8/6/2021 4:31 PM, Viktor Dukhovni wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 06, 2021 at 01:49:44PM -0700, Dave Crocker wrote:
>
> > Since you are promising not to repeat yourself, does that mean you might
> > finally respond to the current question about adequacy of the current
> > draft.  Ideally that would include details about concerns with the text.
> > Extra points for suggesting specific improvements.
> The draft suggests an "experiment" which was conducted and concluded
> two-plus decades ago.  The "Delivered-To" header has been in wide use
> since it was introduced IIRC by Dan Bernstein in Qmail.
sigh.  the label is an RFC-related term.  This has been explained in an 
earlier posting.
The label does not affect the adequacy or problems with the substance of 
the document.
> Who benefits from the experiment?  Does the benefit exceed the cost?
So, you haven't actually read the document's discussion of these issues?


d/
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Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
bbiw.net

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