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Re: (Netflix/GlobalConnect a/s) Scheduled Open Connect Appliance upgrade is starting


From: Christoffer Hansen <christoffer () netravnen de>
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 21:21:02 +0100


On 13/01/2019 21:11, valdis.kletnieks () vt edu wrote:
Back when we were designing MIME,  somebody (Vernon Schryver?) stated
that multipart/alternative with text/plain and text/html was *always* incorrect.

-_-

If the two parts are semantically equal, then one is superfluous and doesn't
need to be sent. (Remember bandwidth costs in 1992...)

I can imagine.

If the two parts aren't semantically equal, then one part is deficient at best
and actively misleading at worst, and should not be sent.

In 2019 I would hope this are not the case. Cause Cheap Bandwidth
compared to the 90'ies.

Still not always the case. Sadly. :/

        -Christoffer

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