Hi Mike Cardwell,

On Wed, 14 Jul 1999 12:16:30 +0100, you wrote:

> Could someone please explain to me the difference between 7bit
> and 8bit, when it comes to emails? I don't know what the difference is.

You can have 128 characters (including escape codes) with 7-bit text,
256 with 8-bit. 7-bit is transferred as is, 8-bit text and all
binaries have to be encoded as 7-bit.
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Tom Waddington, Tainted Waters Productions
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