Re: Summary of Issues Raised to date
Yakov Shafranovich <[email protected]> Tue, 16 Mar 2004 17:04:48 -0500
| Newsgroups | gmane.ietf.asrg.filtering |
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| Organization | SolidMatrix Technologies, Inc. |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Mark E. Mallett wrote: > On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 03:52:45PM -0500, Yakov Shafranovich wrote: > >>How about this: >> >>* Filters can have mutliple outputs (e.g. reject, delay, deliver, label, >>etc.). If a filter labels a message, the labeling should not dictate >>actions to be taken downstream, only suggest and/or provide information >>for such actions. > > > Sorry to be picky, but I think that's redundant. A filter can not > possibly command something downstream to take an action, so saying > that it shant do so doesn't really have any weight. Plus, not all > labels are intended to represent an analysis. Maybe simply note that > labels contain comments, some of which may represent conclusions that > can be used by downstream processors if so desired. > Maybe its just easier to take it out. Yakov