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From: Christian Kuhtz <kuhtz@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 97 17:44:17 -0700
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Subject: Re: comments on draft-ietf-drums-MHRegistry-00.txt
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Change your tone of voice!

On 18 Jan 1997 09:48:08 -0000, "D. J. Bernstein" <djb@koobera.math.uic.edu> wrote:
> > I do not share your opinion about IETF permanently withdrawing from the
> > topic of header registries either.
>
> This isn't an opinion. It's a blazingly clear statement from RFC 822.

.. and obviously nothing has changed since August 13, 1982.  Is that your opinion?

> I merely stated the policy established in RFC 822. Try reading it:
>
>   As network mail requirements dictate, additional fields may be
>   standardized... Such extension-fields will never have names that
>   begin with the string "X-".

The above quote doesn't provide *any* information about whether registries  
are neccessary or not, or, should or should not be considered.

Additional fields might be standardized by a registry, for instance, as well.  
 In a way, RFC 822 consitutes a registry as well.

In addition, this is about fundamental revisions of RFC822 and not just yet  
another X- header.

I assume that you understand the policy behind RFCs and that they can and  
will be superseded if deemed appropriate.  So why can't we just do it?

Ok, I guess since it once was declared that the earth is everything but  
sphere, we still believe that today.  Do you believe in the earth being a  
sphere, Dan?

Even if it did say something about this subject, with the intention you  
implied, which it doesn't in the paragraph you have already shown to us, why  
can't RFC822 be wrong?

And in many cases we have already determined that there are indeed  
insufficies in RFC822; that's why DRUMS exists, correct?

Why can't we as DRUMS possibly come up with the decision that yes, indeed,  
there is a need for a registry.  Maybe DRUMS won't, but that's not your  
decision alone.  It's ours.

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Christian Kuhtz <ckuhtz@paranet.com>
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