Text 2269, 37 rader
Skriven 2004-08-02 11:22:00 av Alex Shakhaylo (2:461/701)
   Kommentar till text 2236 av Scott Little (3:712/848)
Ärende: smtp compatability flag ;)
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Hi, Scott!

01 Aug 04 18:27, Scott Little said to Alex Shakhaylo:

 AS>> Yes. One more protocol which allows to read/write mail
 AS>> without a need to install mailer. email client is enough.

 SL> As these protocols are for users not real nodes, they should have

Are there rules that prevent real nodes from sending direct mail
to me via my smtp server in case the way of sending is documented ?

I haven't found just a single one. So why it should be only for
users ?

 SL> their own set of flags (if any, that is), rather than pollute the
 SL> existing I* series.

 SL> Does anyone know the origin of the term "userflags"?   Did they once
 SL> actually exist for users/humans to read (like K12)?  It seems odd to
 SL> refer to test flags as userflags.  I assume the only reason test flags
 SL> ended up there is so existing software ignores them, since they're for
 SL> humans not software.

 SL> As such, I propose the prefix UI (User-Internet).  So, UIHT, UIEM,
 SL> UISM, etc.   Assuming no software automagically tries to strip the U
 SL> off and end up with flags conflicting with the other I flags, that is.
 SL> This is enough for users equipped with a nodelist to easily find nodes
 SL> able to serve them using whatever weird method they want.

After all, let it be. From the program's point of view the
name of a flag doesn't matter, only its existance does ;)

Bye, Sinc, Alex

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