Sun, 11 May 1997 05:10:41 +0200
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On Sat, 10 May 1997 16:10:45 -0400 Mike Holloway
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>So far, it appears as though AOL has told everyone to stuff it, and Eric
>...
>well, it's predictable. He's not going to do something because AOL, or
>anyone else for that matter, told him to.
I fear that there might be a misunderstanding here. There is ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING THAT I OR ANYONE ELSE OUTSIDE AOL CAN DO to "fix" the AOL
problem. LMail can trigger the problem when configured a certain way, but
this is not the default configuration, and when configured this way you
can reconfigure it the other way. The IBM SMTP software can also trigger
this problem in some scenarios and you cannot configure it away. Other
mail servers are also affected. Sure, vendors can be requested to develop
software changes, and they can be ordered and installed, but this is a
slow process. The software in place today is performing as documented and
in full compliance with Internet standards. THIS IS NOT A BUG. The vendor
can just say "Sorry, but AOL is at fault here and we do not agree that it
is a bug in the software, which works as documented and fully complies
with the relevant standards", and they will be right. Some vendors may
not deliver a fix and some people may be probably stuck.
Eric
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