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Quoth Rask Ingemann Lambertsen:

> 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.

Really? I'm glad you told me that, because I'd never have guessed. Sheez.

My point being, if you've been *told* something's unreliable, and there
*is* a completely reliable alternative, then why not use it?

> >> 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.

I'm glad you realise that, because a lot of others don't seem to.

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