Re: Reviewing philosophies and assumptions

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# > 	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?

	8 bit SMTP.  Even with the ability to use 8 bits in mail,
	some people will convert text files to 7 bits and send them
	that way.  Fine.  But people who can't do so now, or are
	tired of doing so, can send 8 bit text as mail.

# Or will the current scheme do better (not confuse the state)?

	Which scheme?

Hitoshi Doi, International Systems Engineering    doi@jrdmax.jrd.dec.com
Japan Research and Development Center             decwrl!jrdmax.enet!doi
Digital Equipment Corporation Japan               doi@decvax.dec.com