Re: tbird AND javamail both broken
On Thu 1 Dec 2022, at 21:13, David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:
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> I think we're in agreement that everything is /defined/ in this
> set of RFCs ...
Yes.
> As for lengthy explanations, I think you have to
> bear in mind that the earlier RFCs often introduced concepts and
> material that were quite new at the time, whereas later ones
> might have been written when it could be assumed readers were
> more familiar with the matter, and it could be presented in
> a more cut and dried manner. Otherwise an evolutionary sequence
> of RFCs would grow even faster than they currently do.
> (This set is already 50% longer than RFC1521/2 that it supersedes.)
That makes sense. I'm not sure the haircut couldn't have been lighter in this case, but there we are :)
Best wishes,
Gareth
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