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large snip >the "us-ascii" character set is the only one guaranteed to be >consistent across all platforms and in all software applications > >which is the whole point of e-mail and the internet, no? > > >janet i believe that standardization is important, but so is change to better standards. the goal to have all the archives in the simplest set is not overarching to all value/benefit. some messages must be videos in color to transmit their message. the whole point of the internet is not simplicity. archiving is useful multiple archives of the same information is wasteful in some instances access to information in books is most appropriate for some collections a video digital disk of real time surgery demonstration lecture cannot be done in ascii apologies for bluntness typing takes energy i ration my energy -- Ron Vetter 1936, '84 PD dz mailto:[log in to unmask] http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/~rfvetter