Re: smtp charter (revised)

[Mark Crispin <MRC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For the record, I support Stef's suggestion for a new port number for 8-bit
SMTP.

I would support any SMTP extension or modification proposal that involves a
new port number.  I recommend (at least) the following changes in new SMTP:
 1) 8 bit instead of 7 bit character set
 2) no "lines" in message.  Everything between "DATA<cr><lf>" and
    "<cr><lf>.<cr><lf>" is a byte stream that is transferred in image form.
    This removes both line length and non-binary restrictions.
 3) Explicit batching support; definition of server states when a command
    fails.

-- Mark --