Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Path: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!telecom From: FTD%MIT-OZ@MIT-MC.ARPA ("David D. Story") Newsgroups: mod.telecom Subject: MNP and CCITT Message-ID: Date: Wed, 25-Dec-85 04:11:00 EST Article-I.D.: MIT-OZ.GZT.TDF.12169873520.BABYL Posted: Wed Dec 25 04:11:00 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 28-Dec-85 18:12:15 EST References: Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 7 Approved: telecom@mit-xx.arpa What you say is true reagargin the bastardization of "de-facto" and usually frozen by committees on the basis of usage rather than rightness. Usually they take a good look around and see what can be added and subtracted, both quality and qauntity, before they adopt. Can you image the prolifera otherwise ! Dave