MvdV> It is a misunderstanding that the FTSC must document everything that MvdV> anyone has ever used or proposed.
As far as I understand, it still should document and standardize the most common practice.
MvdV> The FTSC documents current practise in wide spread use. Incidental MvdV> use does not make wide spread use. Not everything in use makes it MvdV> into a formal proposal for a standard. Not everything that is MvdV> proposed makes it into wide spread use. And - let's MvdV> face it - many things proposed are simply bad ideas.
I will not argue. Some ideas have serious flaws. It is for this reason that I ask questions so often.
MvdV>>> So why do you think a ping robot should honour it?
SM>> Why not? If it is, then someone thinks that it is necessary, am I SM>> right?
MvdV> The fact that someone thinks it is necessary does not mean it /is/ MvdV> necessary, let alone that all should follow.
However, it would be good time to document PKT 2.0 and/or 2.0+ finally. ;)
MvdV> I often get messages from people who think it is necessary I send MvdV> them money. Should I always do what they say is needed?
;)
MvdV> 1) Why not just put such a request in plain text instead of a kludge MvdV> to be processed by a robot?
As far as I know, most mail editors (like GoldEd) successfully recognize it and this is very convenient.
MvdV> 2) What does this calendar thing have to do with ping? MvdV> The question was "should a ping robot take int account the MvdV> @REPLYTO kludge?"
Yes. I just gave an example of using this kludge not for gating, but solely for convenience in Fido.
MvdV> 3) Are yuo familiar with art. 42 of Muprpy's Law?
Everything that cannot happen happens. ;)
Have a nice night. Stas Mishchenkov.
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