From: Charles Lindsey (chl@clw.cs.man.ac.uk)
Date: Mon Aug 27 2001 - 04:05:56 CDT
In <200108241800.OAA15160@darkstar.prodigy.com> davidsen@prodigy.com (Bill Davidsen) writes:
>curt@kcwc.com (Curt Welch) wrote:
I didn't see this. Was it posted to this list, and can it be reposted (or
will I find it in the archive)?
>> Third, if you do add it to the standard, just make it simple
>> and obvious and don't over specify what the server should
>> do with it. The above 3 SHOULD's I think is all that is
>> needed to clearly describe the "correct" way for a server
>> to implement the control message. If any server decides
>> not to do it that way, it's no big deal. The intent of the
>> message is clear no matter what the server does with it.
Yes, those three SHOULDs are pretty close to what I am currently
proposing, except that I have SHOULD #2 as a MAY (but with exhortation to
do it if possible).
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