Re[4]: "." before the "@"

From: William X. Walsh (william@userfriendly.com)
Date: Mon Jun 19 2000 - 15:56:09 EDT


Hello Derek,

Monday, June 19, 2000, 12:55:14 PM, you wrote:

>>Now the final question, will OpenSRS let the server accept those
>>addresses? I believe that someone already said yes, but I may be
>>wrong.

DJB> If they do, then the server should be corrected. A domain-registrar should
DJB> not be playing "fast and loose" with standards. If you want to play fast
DJB> and loose, that's your business, but the data that a domain registrar is
DJB> presenting to the Internet should ALWAYS abide by that Internet's
DJB> established standards, and that means following RFC822 to the letter.

When you get all the registrars to do that, this might be a valid
point. Until then, it places us RSPs at a disadvantage.

-- 
Best regards,
 William                            mailto:william@userfriendly.com



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