From: Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz (Shmuel+gen@patriot.net)
Date: Tue Aug 03 2004 - 08:59:27 CDT
In <20040803024749.GB5312@dora.tertius.net.au>, on 08/03/2004
at 12:47 PM, Thorfinn <thorfinn@tertius.net.au> said:
>I don't agree with your explanation. "Accept" is a very broad term,
>and does *not* require any sort of parsing. And you *do* have to do
>parsing in order to detect the existence of a MIME parameter.
That parsing is of very limited scope; you do not need to do more than
recognize the initial semicolon and skip to the end of the header
line.
>Nothing crashes and burns at the moment. They just don't do the
>"right thing". Doing "the right thing" requires *parsing*, at least
>sufficient parsing to detect that there *is* a MIME parameter, and
>then removing it
Why would you expect anybody to remove it?
>Do you? If you do want MIME parameters on something, then please,
>say so. So far, you've said quite the opposite, assuming I'm
>reading you correctly.
What I want is for us to not paint ourselves into a corner.
>declaring a flag day
Is not necessary unless a new RFC specifies mandatory action in
response to a new parameter.
>Anyway, I think at this point, it's pretty clear what the general
>consensus on this matter is.
Far too few people have spoken on either side. I'd welcome a straw
poll from the Chair.
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Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT
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