Re: Interpretation of RFC 2047

> >> I think when the time comes to revise 2047, you need to take account of
> >> what real implementations actually do, and try to move in their direction.
> 
> >so we make the implementation bugs a part of the standard?  that's nuts.
> 
> I think if an implementation has made a useful improvement to what the
> standard demands (and if that 'improvement' is widely followed by other
> implementations), then it is reasonable for the next standard to take it
> on board.

perhaps.  but those 'useful improvements' are a tiny subset of
'what real implementations actually do' that deviate from the standard.

Keith