[X4U] Why do some images not go through on Apple Mail?

[Dave B]

But doesn't that require the assumption that the RFC (Request For  
Comment) is going to be adopted as a standard? Maybe I'm being naive,  
but wouldn't it be prudent to write code that is standards compliant?  
Writing code to meet RFC's is going to (almost certainly) lead to it  
being invalid. Why else are there standards?

To use your analogy, RFC's are the 'floating target'. Standards are  
the stationary target.

I'm not a developer, and don't claim to understand the intricacies of  
that industry. However, I was under the impression that well written  
code that adheres to standards could evolve to meet new standards as  
they are implemented.

Regards,
Dave

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On 28-Apr-08, at 12:07, Ed Gould wrote:

>
> The problem comes in with as floating target. As long as there are  
> new RFC's the code you write will not be valid and in fact be bad.  
> There is little hope of ever having code that is stabilized.
>
> Ed