Xref: utzoo comp.sources.d:3203 news.groups:6847 news.software.b:1852 Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!tank!mimsy!dftsrv!ames!netsys!len From: len@netsys.COM (Len Rose) Newsgroups: comp.sources.d,news.groups,news.software.b Subject: Re: comp.datasets Call For Discussion Summary: I think I grok Message-ID: <11820@netsys.COM> Date: 13 Jan 89 03:26:03 GMT References: <1249@fig.bbn.com> <1280@vsi1.UUCP> <151@cjsa.WA.COM> <394@ispi.UUCP> <4@netsys1.netsys.COM> <6201@hoptoad.uucp> Reply-To: len@netsys.COM (Len Rose) Followup-To: news.software.b Distribution: news Organization: Netsys,Inc. Lines: 8 If I understand correctly, then sites that currently batch 7 bits won't be affected since they will just encode the binary files anyway. As long as encoding mechanisms are left in place then I think it's a wonderful idea. -- len@netsys.com {ames,att,rutgers}!netsys!len