steve@CS.UCL.AC.UK (Steve Kille) (09/26/88)
Can I briefly restate my preferred solution (which is somewhere between Daniel's 1 and 2). Essentially you should use RFC 987, except for the syntax of the separators (/=), which is substantially constrained by RFC 822. The (;= + folding) syntax is much easier on the eyes, and more natural to the naiive user. Provided that we can state that the translation is ENITIRELY mechanical (almost is not good enough), it might just be possible to get the best of both worlds. BTW - whatever the preamble says, if this note is widely agreed, it will have a strong influence on user interfaces. Steve