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Re: TFTP URL

From: Dave Crocker <dcrocker@brandenburg.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 22:40:12 -0800
Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20011124223801.01d64008@brandenburg.com>
To: Mark Baker <distobj@acm.org>
Cc: dee3@torque.pothole.com (Donald E. Eastlake 3rd), discuss@apps.ietf.org 
At 01:26 AM 11/25/2001 -0500, Mark Baker wrote:
> > Think a bit about the "mailto:" scheme.
>
>Typically pops up a new outgoing email box.  Quite safe (it doesn't
>send the email).

You are confusing implementation with protocol.

The idea that publicly transmitted information can be treated as "safe" -- 
without assorted, special certification is just plain wrong.

d/

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