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From: Stef@nrtc.northrop.COM (Einar Stefferud)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.iso.x400
Subject: Re: Printable format (was: Re: ISO/CCITT meeting report, Munich July 1990)
Message-ID: <14707.650341108@nma.com>
Date: 11 Aug 90 02:44:45 GMT
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In-Reply-To: Mark Horton's message of Fri, 10 Aug 90 19:41:53 +0200.
             <9008101534.AA00934@cbmark.cbcc.att.com>

I think we should not go too far afield in this discussion of Printable
Formats designed for human use on business cards and such.  We certainly
do not want to use the UNIX Shell Command Line restrictions as a
requirement for all printed forms of ORAddresses!

We also do not want to use the ASN.1 BER encoded form on our business
cards either, and that is equivalent to what Mark refers to when he
mentions how UNIX Mail (UUCP) actually feeds all Envelope (P1 level)
addresses through a UNIX shell on each relay hop.

The fact that UNIX Mail (UUCP) is braindamaged on this score should not
be a factor in deciding how to print X.400 names and addresses on
business cards and letter heads, or in terminal screens when entering
them into message composition processes, or when displaying received
messages.

Cheers...\Stef