Re: #1416

[Russ Allbery <rra@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

stanley@xxxxxxxx writes:

> No, there is no reason to add "date" to the message id. You keep a list
> of message ids and the starting date of the list. You make the statement
> in USEPRO that servers can ASSUME that any article with a Date prior to
> the starting date of the history has been seen and is thus a
> duplicate. End of problem. You assume the message id is unique, just add
> a different test for acceptance.

I *think* that this is what the current draft says, and hence we're just
arguing over wording of e-mail messages on the list and not actually about
the work product of the group.  At least, the above was certainly my
intention when writing the current document.  If the current document
*doesn't* say that in anyone's reading, please do raise where it's not
clear.

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Russ Allbery (rra@xxxxxxxxxxxx)             <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>