Comment by robbrown451
4 years ago
I understand how email works. "Default case" is a matter of interpretation. Most people today use web based email (at least on computers as opposed to mobile devices), and it is much easier for most people to set up and get working than using a native client. The vast majority never think about wire protocols. I have implemented both HTTP and SMTP in C etc back in the day, but that is not relevant here.
Regardless, I said my preference is to use web based email, that's all.
It's not about how people use it, the RFCs are clear on this.
What's "it"? "The relevant issue"?
Because the relevant issue is most certainly how people use it. People use web browsers to read their email. Why is what the RFCs say important to this?
Because the discussion above was about email. A browser is not a mail client (as in MUA). Unless a browser implements the RFCs regarding email, it's only a web browser.
>How about email apps such as Gmail or Yahoo mail?
So the answer is: It doesn't matter as those are not email apps. They are email frontends for a service that implements mail. If people think differently - it's their wording, but still a wrong one.
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