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[Christopher Browne]

On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Stewart C. Russell <scruss-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>wrote:

> Don't forget Postel's Law, as enshrined in RFC1122: “Be liberal in what
> you accept, and conservative in what you send”.
>

Obviously not being followed, in this case.

Following that principle would lead to people tending to being accepting of
HTML-based mail (as that's the "liberal" part), and of them being loath to
submit it, as it is most definitely NOT the "conservative" thing to send.

In effect, what you're describing indicates that "current industry
practice" is utterly dismissive of Postel's Law.
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When confronted by a difficult problem, solve it by reducing it to the
question, "How would the Lone Ranger handle this?"
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