From: J.B. Moreno (planb@newsreaders.com)
Date: Fri Dec 13 2002 - 23:29:51 CST
On 12/13/02 12:21 AM, Henry Spencer at <henry@spsystems.net> wrote:
> J.B. Moreno wrote:
>> But even if they are the only programs to do so, I think the fact that users
>> will be entering this by hand trumps current practice in this case...
>
> Why? The fact that users may be entering the wrong thing by hand just
> means that the posting agent has to clean it up or bounce it back to the
> user; this is far from the only area where it has such duties.
Hmn, as I sit here writing and rewriting my perfectly sound arguments and
digging up info to show I'm right I'm struck by the fact that I simply don't
agree with myself.
Don't get me wrong, I don't agree with putting it off on to the posting
agent, telling them to clean it or bounce it (although I don't mind either
them or the server actually doing so), I just don't think we ought to be
encouraging variation, although accepting it is fine.
-- J.B. Moreno