Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 30 Jan 2002 08:39:59 -0800 | From | Larry McVoy <> | 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. -- --- Larry McVoy lm at bitmover.com http://www.bitmover.com/lm - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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