Another New Feature Request

[Bill Wood]

Yes, I understand, and thanks for the thought. I am
aware to the point of exhaustion of the process used by
the IEEE. Only folks with a professional interest/stake
or those with absolutely nothing else to do would
become involved. I do not fit into either group (at
present). My guess is the RFC process is similar.

Thanks, anyway.

w3

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On Wed, 10 Nov 1999 17:26:12 +1100, Michael Lightfoot
wrote:

>On Tue, 09 Nov 1999 10:14:40 -0800 (PST), Bill Wood wrote:
>
>>
>>Yes, Sir. I realize it's imbedded in the standards,
>>software, and maybe, even, hardware, and it'd be a big
>>deal to fix it (ie, the entire email problem). But my
>>take is that the current email fabric does not work
>>very well and sooner or later it will be fixed. With
>>tens of millions of users becoming avid emailers, email
>>must be idiot proof with all complexity totally
>>invisible. It cannot, for example, depend on everyone
>>following some obscure 'netiquette'.
>>
>Congratulations!  You have just elected yourself convenor of a
>committee to overhaul RFC823, etc.  All you have to do now is obtain
>the permission of the IETF to get on with it.
>
>And I'm absolutely serious.  This is what Internet standards processes
>are all about - if you don't like something, then get stuck in and fix
>it.  You have merely to follow the correct procedure to obtain
>consensus.
>
>BTW, netiquette also states that you should not overquote in your
>replies.  ;-)
>
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w3

Bill Wood
Las Vegas, NV
wwwood@lv.rmci.net

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