> Xah Lee, on Aug 22, 2:43 pm wrote: > Unix, RFC, and Line Truncation > http://xahlee.org/UnixResource_dir/writ/truncate_line.html
Steve wrote: > I've seen this argument before. There's at least one VERY good reason > to hard-code linebreaks in text: to preserve a covert channel. It's > really easy to structure plain text in such a way to include super > sekret messages that can only be properly decoded when the original > formatting of the text is preserved. Assuming that all of us are > agreed that plain text is the correct lowest-common denominator in > email and Usenet communications, it makes sense to allow for additional > personal expression by way of enabling users to encode additional > information in the formatting of their messages. Rethink what you are saying. You'll see that what you propose as reasons for one, is actually for the other. Xah [EMAIL PROTECTED] ∑ http://xahlee.org/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
