On 05-Sep-97 Buddha Buck wrote: > > [snip] > >Not really. The current -standard- for email transmission is RFC821 >(also about 15 years old), and that explicitly states that SMTP is >7-bits only. ESTMP, MIME, and other standards-track protocols are >designed to try to work around that problem, but not all sites use >ESTMP yet, etc. >
Sure... but that ain't the point. The date and time descriptions are quite acceptable as they are defined in the standards, to a point. But it should also be noted, that these are system dates. What I put as a content in my e-mail message, is not subject to any standard... and the 'Date' field, is like the 'Subject' field, a user supplied field. No, "sensible" mail agent parses it... But, even that is really besides the point... it is of no issue to co-operate with people, that have a problem with their mail agents, and civily ask for co-operation. Under those conditions, it is just civility to comply. I wasn't asked to be civil... just kicked out of the mailing list, if that is the way you people co-operate. You should prepare yourself for a shock, because I am not "the" only person in the World, who doesn't have much sympathy or patience with people who definately fill the category of "geek". ...just me. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .