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Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 08:39:59 -0800
From: Larry McVoy <lm@bitmover.com>
To: Jochen Friedrich <jochen@scram.de>
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Subject: Re: A modest proposal -- We need a patch penguin
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On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 05:34:12PM +0100, Jochen Friedrich wrote:
> Hi Larry,
> 
> > with the difference being that BK has an optional way of wrapping
> > them up in uuencode (or whatever) so that mailers don't stomp on them.
> 
> isn't that just the same as sending them as attchment? And isn't that
> discouraged?

We have a generic wrapping/unwrapping mechanism.  The wrapping can be as
draconian as a uuencode/mimencoded attachment or as light as a crc envelope.
We don't care, we're mechanism providers in this area, not policy setters.
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Larry McVoy            	 lm at bitmover.com           http://www.bitmover.com/lm 
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