> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philippe Verdy > Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 11:04 AM > To: Asmus Freytag > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Opinions on this Java URL? > >
... > > Like it or not, but nulls are part of almost all character > sets, from the > oldest ones to the most recent ones (with one notable > exception in GSM text > for SMS, where the null byte is a printable character, as GSM don't > need/want data fillers). The support of ignorable padding > characters will > remain needed for long (or ever) in plain-texts, even if a > plain-text *file* > does not need it (there are other uses of plain-text than > just complete > files). Those many expecting that a file containing any null > byte is not > text but binary are restricting to the use of "text/plain" in > MIME message > formats. Like it or not, C is not going to go away any time soon. .... Jony
