On Fri, 16 Jun 2000, Lance Woodson wrote:
> Robert Rivers wrote:
> >
> > According to RFC 822, a "." before the "@" is incorrect
> > syntax.
> >
> > However, it's not a big deal and it's not going to break
> > anything so we will allow it in the next release.
>
> Let's set a precedent here and adhere to standards. A small change
> today might mean having to make a larger and more difficult change
> tomorrow just for the sake of trying to allow non-standard "fixes".
>
Aren't we glad that netscape ignored the standards back when they first
came out, and implemented the <center> tag? If your webserver refused to
serve "broken" webpages with the <center> tag, where would your business
be today?
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