- From: Graham Klyne <GK@ninebynine.org>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:47:30 +0000
- To: "Weibel,Stu" <weibel@oclc.org>, <uri@w3.org>
At 13:24 20/01/05 -0500, Weibel,Stu wrote: >It would be helpful if those who hold the view expressed here could >indicate explain why assuring uniqueness is detrimental. In the case of email header fields, it was recognized that duplicates *did* occur (rarely) in the wild, and that the primary need was to be able to document what did exist in order that designers could avoid them. Local experiments sometimes escape and become global de-facto standards. By prohibiting provisional registration of duplicates they would be forced out of sight, with no clear way for designers of new fields to avoid duplicates. #g ------------ Graham Klyne For email: http://www.ninebynine.org/#Contact
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