- From: <ned.freed@innosoft.com>
- Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 15:06:52 -0800 (PST)
- To: erik@netscape.com
- Cc: ned.freed@innosoft.com, Keld Jørn Simonsen <keld@dkuug.dk>, Misha Wolf <misha.wolf@reuters.com>, ietf-charsets@innosoft.com
> ned.freed@innosoft.com wrote: > > > > I think this goes way too far. We have no way of knowing which of the aliases > > are in use now. Attempts to scan some tiny subset of transactions in a > > particular protocol are entirely futile, as usage of odd things often tends to > > be concentrated in small groups of systems. We can deprecate the use of some > > names, but like the <font> tag, the existance of these names needs to be > > documented, not deleted. > OK, instead of deleting the aliases, perhaps we could mark them > "deprecated" (or just make sure that at least one of the names in each > set is marked "preferred", as some are now). Take a look at the revised registry when it comes out -- I think you will like it! Ned
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