For English I understand the motivation: f=f permits
paragraph-oriented text with good backward compatibility and little
visual impact.
...
Thinking about it, the set of languages for which a spaceless f=f
would be useful seems to be just the languages that:
This discussion shows exactly why I objected to f=f when it was first
brought up. I withdrew my objection because this was simple and
(relatively) harmless, and people wanted it. I'll raise the objection
again now:
Leave it simple. Make no changes. If the current rules/practice for
f=f doesn't fit your situation, send text/html. That's what you should
be doing anyway these days, and f=f is just a *simple* compatibility
thing.
Barry
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Barry Leiba, Internet Messaging Technology
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