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Re: 8-bit SMTP and 8-bit 822... Questions and Answers

1991-09-25 14:46:21
 Just what does "Just declare 8-bit mailers more functional." really
 mean?

It is entirely clear to me that this means that non-8-bit MTAs and UAs
are "simply declared broken".  It is just a "politically correct" way
of saying it.

It is like telling a programmer that he has a nice window-free office,
vice calling it windowless.  Or calling "girls" "pre-women".  It might
change the image of the idea, but it does not change the substance in
any useful way.

Nuff said.  This should not be allowed to divert the RFC-XXX effort
from going to completion in Nov IETF.

Also, this conversation belongs on ietf-smtp...\Stef

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