But it is much much easier to tell a developper that their product violates RFC2001 than it is to try to convince them that they are wrong based just on engineering grounds. The developper and their managers will dispute engineering reasons much sooner than they will dispute an official Internet standard from the IETF.
An RFC would also make it a lot easier to justify restraints on what users can do. RFC compliance could even be turned into a marketing advantage, which would put pressure on other networks to comply as well. I much prefer pressuring developers than pressuring users, but I think anyone who runs a "retail" network or is aware of mailbombing software, spamming software, or cracking software knows that being part policeman and part parent comes with the territory. "Bad" applications will be written no matter what the RFC says. -- Dick St.Peters, Gatekeeper, Pearly Gateway, Ballston Spa, NY stpeters@NetHeaven.com Owner, NetHeaven 518-885-1295/800-910-6671 Internet for Albany/Saratoga, Glens Falls, North Creek, & Lake Placid First Internet service based in the 518 area code