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Article #506Re: A plea for sanity (Errors-to:)
From: John Chambers
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1988 16:44
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1988 16:44
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In article <6959@oberon.USC.EDU>, blarson@skat.usc.edu (Bob Larson) writes:
> In article <11806@brl-adm.ARPA> TVR%CCRMA-F4@SAIL.Stanford.EDU (Tovar) writes:
> [Quote from previous article:]
> > Errors-To: is completely unnecessary if SMTP is correctly implemented.
>
> >I will disagree strongly on this point.
>
Hey, I'd agree. But I'd also point out that it is a total irrelevancy in
today's networking environmant. Sensible programmers don't write code (or
at least try to sell it :-) which assumes that other software is correct.
I learned that lesson the first time I tried calling a library subroutine.
Email has lots & lots of opportunities to re-learn the lesson.
For another metaphor, I'd like to point out that seat belts would be
unnecessary if everyone drove correctly. True, but irrelevant.
--
John Chambers <{adelie,ima,maynard,mit-eddie}!minya!{jc,root}> (617/484-6393)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!amdcad!ames!ll-xn!mit-eddie!minya!jc From: jc@minya.UUCP (John Chambers) Newsgroups: comp.mail.headers Subject: Re: A plea for sanity (Errors-to:) Message-ID: <469@minya.UUCP> Date: 15 Feb 88 16:44:56 GMT References: <11806@brl-adm.ARPA> <6959@oberon.USC.EDU> Organization: home Lines: 18