Re: Reviewing philosophies and assumptions

[Keld J|rn Simonsen <keld@xxxxxxxx>]

> 	8 bit is not allowed in SMTP.  If 8 bit characters were
> 	allowed, there would be no need for this conversion.
> 
> 	A problem with this is that there are some non-un*x-like
> 	systems that don't support 7 bit JIS.  They don't have a
> 	7 bit JIS to local kanji code conversion program.
> 	Also, non-expert users don't understand why they can't just
> 	send their text files through mail.
> 
> Hitoshi Doi, International Systems Engineering    doi@jrdmax.jrd.dec.com

Would a change to some Internet standards help your situation?
Or will the current scheme do better (not confuse the state)?

Keld