Re: How to send a return receipt
=- Jing Xue wrote on Wed 17.Oct'07 at 12:17:08 -0400 -=
> The point here is, people and groups of people operate vastly
> differently, often in ways that we never think of.
>
> So why should an MUA be so morally judgmental?
If nobody does, where should moral come from?
If somebody does, why is anyone more qualified than the other?
If all are the same, why not the coder(s)?
Diversity is fine, but can work for bad ends, too, think of spammers
and TOFU posters. You can't technically avoid it (and sometimes it's
even functionally required/ wanted), but you don't have to make it
easy for the crowd to satisfy few legitimate uses.
> In fact, I couldn't care less about mail receipts myself on a
> technical level. The reason I got involved in this debate is
> because I can't agree that a tool should decide whether a feature
> is socially appropriate or not for its users.
Heh, same here, only I don't agree with the hardcode support for
what is possible with current means.
> That, and maybe I'm just in the mood for philosophical argument
> these days.
Ditto.
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