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Article #13Re: X.400 and multimedia mail
From: Jack Stewart
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 18:15
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 18:15
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As I understand, the main reason for MIME to use base64 encoding (as opposed to uuencode, 8bit transparent, XDR, or BER ) was that they needed an encoded scheme that would remain uncorrupted accross all platforms and architectures and existing mailers. Apparently this is a real problem with IBM VM/CMS machines. base64 encoding was the only thing that would survive these machines. Hopefully these machines will go away some day and then we can use a more reasonable encoding mechanism. ---Jack -- Jack Stewart E-Mail: jack@CCSF.Caltech.EDU Caltech Concurrent Supercomputing Facilities, Phone: 818-356-2153 Mail Code # 158-79, 391 S. Holliston, Pasadena, CA 91125. #include <std.disclaimer>
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!think.com!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!nntp-server.caltech.edu!ccsf.caltech.edu!jack From: jack@ccsf.caltech.edu (Jack Stewart) Newsgroups: comp.mail.mime Subject: Re: X.400 and multimedia mail Date: 11 Dec 1992 18:15:54 GMT Organization: CCSF Caltech, Pasadena, CA Lines: 16 Distribution: world Message-ID: <1galsqINNr88@gap.caltech.edu> References: <1g5cpdINNob@nigel.msen.com> <1992Dec10.101834.15981@ericsson.se> <davecb.724004446@yorku.ca> <1992Dec11.153138.2198@ericsson.se> NNTP-Posting-Host: laguna.ccsf.caltech.edu