[IRCServices Coding] rfc violation ?

[Kelmar K. Firesun]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas J. Stensås" <ShadowMaster at Shadow-Realm.org>
To: <ircservices-coding at ircservices.za.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: [IRCServices Coding] rfc violation ?


> On Saturday 23 February 2002 23:27, you wrote:
> > It's not violating the RFC dammit!
> > The RFC says "SHOULD not!" not "SHALL NOT!"
>
> *shhhhhh*
> Tired =)
>

To quote RFC 1459 (emphasis added):

The difference between NOTICE and PRIVMSG is
that automatic replies _MUST_NEVER_ be sent
in response to a NOTICE message.

This is not to say that Services are not
compliant with the RFC.  Quite the opposite,
infact.  Services sends the notices so that
the other end does _NOT_ auto-reply.

As Thomas pointed out: if the client choses
to ignore, this then it is the client that is
at fault, not services.

Kelmar K. Firesun (IRL: Bryce Simonds)
Acting Admin: dream.esper.net