On Fri, 21 Feb 2003, grenville armitage wrote: > Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote: > [..] > > Accusations of "dishonesty" and "fraud" in a technical discussion are > > normally considered "unprofessional". ...when they're unsubstantiated and unproven, certainly. Is that the case? > I'm finding Bernstein's commentary to be robust and colorful (and at times > obtuse, for I'm not a DNS weenie and the relevant details usually elude me). > But not even beginning to get as close to 'unprofessional' as I've seen > on IETF mailing lists over the years. > > "Be liberal in what you accept" seems a good philosophy for reading this > list... Cuts both ways. Anyone attempting to mail bernstein will have discovered that he's not very liberal in what he accepts. Anyone attempting to read bernstein will have discovered that he's not very conservative in what he sends. I have to keep reminding myself than bernstein is NOT a teenager, and that I really shouldn't be making allowances for his age. L. <http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/L.Wood/><L.Wood@ee.surrey.ac.uk>