From: Charles Lindsey (chl@clw.cs.man.ac.uk)
Date: Tue Sep 21 1999 - 16:49:44 CDT
In <1dyfsdf.1x0ipfb1sdp0eyM@roxboro0-0061.dyn.interpath.net> phenix@interpath.com (John Moreno) writes:
>> Eh? I am not sure what you are getting at here. Or do you mean that the
>> examples should include both Replaces _and_ Supersedes headers as
>> recommended until Replaces is widely implemented?
>Precisely, and I think that part of that should be an example of them
>being used together.
OK, I have done this in the first of the two examples.
>> could we seriously consider adding the Mime-like "usage=..." to the
>> present Supersedes header? Yes that is not a nice thing to do to a
>> well-established existing header, but has anyone checked whether any
>> existing implementations would actually barf on it?
>I've just checked two servers, INN 1.7.2 and RumorMill 1.2, both barfed
>(more precisely they didn't work, but the articles were accepted which
>is even worse).
This seems contrary to what Russ was saying, but I think it indicates we
cannot risk tinkering with the existing Supersedes.
>> >> 3. Simplification of Content-Type discussion for Mime, addition of
>> >> Content-Disposition, and replacement of application/news-transmission
>> >> by message/news (to pacify the Mail gurus in IETF).
>>
>>
>> No, I think the proper thing to do is to declare what the default is if it
>> is absent. You will see that I was rather vague on what the default should
>> be, since current practice is divided. I was hoping that one of you would
>> stick your neck out and recommend a more definite default for us to
>> specify.
>I'd say attachment if not included, but I'm not big into MIME.
The you will find that the Turnpike people take the opposite view, I think
:-( .
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