Re: [Evolution] Bug 738247 - unwanted information disclosure in message headers

[Paul Smith <paul mad-scientist net>]

On Tue, 2017-10-10 at 19:10 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Tue, 2017-10-10 at 19:56 +0200, Milan Crha wrote:
> > > I don't really want to comment on the bug) but would err on the
> > > side of leaving things as they are - it just looks less spammy.
> >
> > Is 'err' a typo? I'm afraid I do not follow, if not.
>
> "To err" is correct English for "to make a mistake". In this case
> Pete is saying that it's preferable to leave things as they are, even
> though that might (in theory) be wrong, because changing them might
> (in theory) lead to worse results.
>
> English grammar is fun :-)
>
> "To err is human, to forgive divine" - Alexander Pope

Also, "err on the side of ..." is a common idiom:

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/err+on+the+side+of