On Mon, 2013-05-06 at 15:39 +0200, Axel Luttgens wrote:
Hmmm... Let's consider the RFC's part related to, for example, the TOP command:
If the POP3 server issues a positive response, then the response given is multi-line. After the initial +OK, the POP3 server sends the headers of the message, the blank line separating the headers from the body, and then the number of lines of the indicated message's body, being careful to byte-stuff the termination character (as with all multi-line responses).
So, no MUST keyword there. Would this mean that a server sending garbage after a positive response is a compliant one?
Technically? Yes it would (doesn't mean it's right or wrong), RFC are updated, if one disagrees with the wording, one is always welcome to contact the author recommending a change.