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Den 12-Dec-96 02:05:20 skrev Simon Brown f�lgende om "Re: 8-bit on mail (was:
Re: Open Letter To Amigan's! - message1.wps (1/1))":
> Quoth Nyk TARR:

>> I like 'cannot rely on'; that usually means feel free to use, but
>> don't presume it'll work everywhere.

> Yes. As in, if your car had brakes which you couldn't rely on, you
> probably wouldn't choose to drive anywhere at speed, because bad things
> would happen.

Bad example, because getting an email or news posting to the recipient(s) isn't
normally critical, whereas braking a car is.

>> It does also suggest using MIME on news^^

> To which the 8-bit brigade are vehemently opposed.

No. Using MIME doesn't mean (or imply) also using Quoted-Unreadable encoding.

Regards,

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