From: Bill Davidsen (davidsen@prodigy.com)
Date: Wed Nov 10 1999 - 15:02:20 CST
Brad Templeton <brad@main.templetons.com> wrote:
> > No it isn't standard. That "+alias" is not in any known Mime syntax, nor
> > is it in our proposed header syntax (the one which MUST be accepted, but
> > not USED until the world has caught up).
>
> Oh, sorry. My error on that one. Just writing the way I always do things
> which is + and - for binary options, = for value options, which is a step
> above MIME. MIME would end up with the ugly "flag=alias" but it's
> not as bad as having more positional parameters.
In my first critique of your suggestion I said the same damn thing and
you posted back that +alias was not a positional parameter. I suggested
option= and perhaps flag= is the right thing, but I think we'd make
progress faster if you would read and understand suggestions about your
proposal!
-- -bill davidsen (davidsen@prodigy.com) "The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the last possible moment - but no longer" -me