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SMTP was simple then. It grew organically via grafting of new things. It's not simple now, but nothing would be.
by cryptonector 4y ago
SMTP was simple then. It grew organically via grafting of new things. It's not simple now, but nothing would be.
- fulafel 4y agoEmail has grown without fragmentation, because interoperation is seen as a basic requirement by the users and operators. Also strictly speakng MIME and other content layer things aren't part of, and didn't need changes to, SMTP. This is of practical importance because it means email server infrastructure doesn't need to know about email content format evolution, only end user email software does.
- cryptonector 4y agoYes, this.