> What are these unsubstantiated theories that Google does not decode 8bit encoded MIME messages for security reasons.....
Strong Typing (and Encoding) are pretty core to python. Accepting all codings is actually not common in most functions. This may not seem like a security thing, but it is certainly a Testing overhead, and a potential outputs issue (plus all the dependencies then have to support the encoding as well. There are a number of things that Python errors horribly if there is a non-standard or unexpected encoding on a character. It's a pain in the ass, but it is the way of the world. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.
