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Which you can take responsibility for if you are anal enough to bother.

PE> don't ask others to change their software
PE> because YOU haven't bothered to read the specs.

Or ask people to change software when it become clear there
are some real imperfections in the specs, which you have read.

PE> For unimportant thinks like reply-threading on the
PE> local BBS, you may as well just use the subject line.

RS> Nope, doesnt handle a subject line change, which happens often.

PE> Ok, this is the only situation where MSGID is useful.

Which happens to be part of why it was invented.

ac> FTS-9 was designed to be used, not ignored.  Don't ignore
ac> (ok, half of) it because you're afraid of it breaking

PE> That's not my attitude towards specs.

RS> You have an attitude problem |-)

PE> I don't think so.

I *KNOW* so.

PE> Make up your own spec if you are planning on not following the current one.

Nope, use the current one, its fine.

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