[EAI] Re: MIME questions

[Frank Ellermann <nobody at xyzzy.claranet.de>]

Kari Hurtta wrote:

> It is unlikely that MIME-Version header field is checked.

 [2049]
>| (13)  The following sentence has been removed from the
>|       discussion of the MIME-Version header: "However,
>|       conformant software is encouraged to check the version
>|       number and at least warn the user if an unrecognized
>|       MIME-version is encountered."

> It is quite clear, that MIME-Version: header field is
> expeted to be ignored !

Wait a moment, 2049 is (only) the _MINIMAL_ conformance.  The
full discussion is in 2045 chapter 4:

| It is not possible to fully specify how a mail reader that
| conforms with MIME as defined in this document should treat
| a message that might arrive in the future with some value
| of MIME-Version other than "1.0".

And what you've quoted was apparently a modification (1996),
are you sure that older MIME software isn't used today ?
  
Here's what I see when I click on "About - about netscape":
| Copyright © 1994-1997 Netscape Communications Corporation

Frank



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