On 9/12/2012 11:30 PM, John C Klensin wrote:
But nothing in the above, nor in the text you cite, requires
that _keep_ imply "guarantee to have available for retrieval
over the network by any interested party, with no requirement
for a special request".
It's interesting how this line of analysis entirely ignores pragmatics.
It has been noted by a number of folk that public access has repeatedly
been demonstrated to be... useful.
That's why they were made accessible.
d/
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Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
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