Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 15:58:27 -0500 (EST) From: Nathaniel Borenstein <nsb@nsb.fv.com> Well, I have no idea why you think that MIME is an "atrocity" or "slime", but it is perfectly clear that you have no idea what it actually *is*, since "X-" headers have nothing whatsoever to do with MIME. The "X-" headers are defined by RFC 822, which has been the standard for Internet mail formats since 1982. You base a large conclusion on a small piece of data in combination with some poor duduction. Unless you are claiming that MIME violates RFC 822 with respect to the handling of X- headers you have made a number of false claims in the paragraph above. Perhaps you should learn what MIME is before you embarass yourself further. Unless it has changed radically in the 6 months since I read all of the RFCs that were then available (I believe that rtfm.mit.edu was my source at the time), then I have already taken the step that you suggest -- in fact, it is largely what caused me to form the opinions that I have with respect to MIME. It is possible for someone to find ugliness where you find beauty without them necessarily being uninformed. I must admit that Perry's references to secure multi-parts make me think that another review is in order. I'm certainly not an expert, but then nothing in what was readily available provided much encouragement for further exploration. However, I have learned enough of what MIME is that I am not embarrased by your incorrect inferences. Rick