From: Clive D.W. Feather (clive@demon.net)
Date: Fri Mar 01 2002 - 05:18:18 CST
Brian Palmer said:
> > Exactly so. Just to keep us all on track, here is the exact wording we are
> > concerned about:
> >
> > 10. The injecting agent MAY add other headers not already provided
> > by the poster, but SHOULD NOT alter, delete or reorder any
> > headers already present in the article, except that existing
> > headers intended for tracing purposes, such as Injector-Info and
> > Complaints-To, are to be removed as already mentioned. The
> > injecting agent MUST NOT alter the body of the article in any
> > way.
>
> This sentence is somewhat confusing, in that it zigs and zags. How about
>
> The injecting agent MAY add other headers not already provided
> by the poster, but SHOULD NOT alter, delete, or reorder any
> non-tracing header. The injecting agent MUST NOT alter the
> body of the article in any way.
You've lost a bit too much of the detail. Try this:
The injecting agent MUST NOT alter the body of the article in
any way. It MAY add other headers not already provided
by the poster, but SHOULD NOT alter, delete, or reorder any
existing header other than "tracing" headers (such as
Injector-Info and Complaints-To, q.v.).
or:
...
existing header, with the specific exception that it may remove
"tracing" headers such as Injector-Info and Complaints-To.
> NOTE: The addition of non-mandatory headers by the injecting
> agent may alter the posting agent's preferred presentation of
> information. Ideally, the injecting agent will comply with the
> poster's preferences; in particular, adding a Sender-header
> that exposes a sender's mailbox is deprecated in favor of
> adding tracing information via the Injector-Info header (see
> 6.19.1 for usage notes on Injector-Info).
I could live with that. However, *if* the sender's mailbox is being added
in accordance with local policy, surely Sender is a better place for it ?
Try:
in particular, adding a Sender header that exposes a sender's
mailbox has privacy implications, and it may be more desirable
to add tracing information via the Injector-Info header (see
6.19.1 for usage notes on Injector-Info).
That is, point out the privacy implications but don't forbid the action.
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