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The SMTP standard is complicated and crazy. RJBS from Pobox does a good job of scaring anyone thinking of writing an SMTP client or server: http://www.youtube.c
by AngryParsley 15y ago
The SMTP standard is complicated and crazy. RJBS from Pobox does a good job of scaring anyone thinking of writing an SMTP client or server: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JENdgiAPD6c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JENdgiAPD6c
- BenjaminCoe 15y agoI'm not going to argue against the fact that email is complicated and scary, I think this relates to the fact that it's been here forever. RFC821 and RFC822 dating from, what, the late 70s? It's these same facts: * The protocols have been around forever. * The protocols have been so widely adopted (2.9 billion, BILLION, email accounts worldwide). * It's not going anywhere. That I think make it worth the pain.