Dear Mr. Ohta,
It would seem that your comments regarding the Swedish initiative to
implement MIME as a method of dealing with the problems of multiple
character sets has occasioned debate. I would like to point out a few
things:
(1) Your arguments are absurdly out of touch with reality. No one can at
this point in time seriously consider adoption of a single, all-purpose
character set.
(2) Even if such a thing was possible, it is questionable as to whether it would
be desirable. Such an approach is essentially static; it leaves little room
for change or expansion. Using MIME we can add new character sets as
needed.
(3) I have heard many "perfect and final" soultions proposed during my
career. Nothing has ever come of these. I don't think anything ever will.
Experience shows that dynamic standards which can respond to changing
technology are generally most successful. This philosophy is embodied in
MIME.
I would like to add that I consider your style appalling and
unprofessional. Your so-called "technical" observations are, to say the
least, extremely questionable. I get the impression from your notes that
you are not truly interested in the problems we are trying to solve here
but rather in creating controversy and confusion.
I cannot imagine why you detest MIME so much but apparently you do. This
opinion seems to be at the root of your vitrolic criticism. Let me make it
simple for you:
We are going to use MIME in Sweden and nothing you can
say or do will have the slightest effect on that decision.
If this unacceptable for you I suggest that you dry up and blow away.
Regards/
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--Yoda
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