Re: UTF-8 over RFC 2047 (Re: Call for Usefor to recharter)

[Keith Moore <moore@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 16 Jan 2003 16:14:00 +0200
claus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Claus Färber) wrote:

> 
> Keith Moore <moore@xxxxxxxxxx> schrieb/wrote:
> >  I do believe that migrating to utf-8 in message headers is the way
> >  to go in the long term, and that a transition strategy similar to what
> >  Dan is suggesting (support utf-8 on receipt soon, generation of utf-8
> >  later) is ultimately the way to get there from here.
> 
> If we do that, we should also simplify the horrible general format of
> RFC 2822 messages: No optional comments (or other optional syntax
> elements), simpler folding rules, etc.

if DRUMS didn't see fit to do those things, I don't know why we should
revisit the issue now.  those discussions take a *LOT* of time and don't
accomplish very much.