From: Bill Davidsen (davidsen@prodigy.com)
Date: Wed Sep 06 2000 - 18:34:18 CDT
In <20000906155753.E25823@main.templetons.com>,
Brad Templeton <brad@templetons.com> wrote:
> Is that true for postmaster? for "abuse"?
>
> You can add the header saying where complaints go if you want ,but having
> a default means you don't have to add it but it still exists.
>
> The standard can say, if you run an injector, you MUST support the
> complaints address or add an alternate address, but it should not
> have every site putting it in every article. That as I point out, is
> like putting "Admin-to: postmaster@thissite" in every mail message rather
> than having the RFC that defines the addresses like postmaster.
In the real world, the admin addresses are correctly used by people
who have a clue, while the people wanting to complain about SPAM or
other violations are more likely users, who wouldn't know an RFC if it
bit them.
Spell it out, it's needed.
-- -bill davidsen (davidsen@prodigy.com) "The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the last possible moment - but no longer" -me