Re: vger *should* produce quoted-printable

Kevin Lentin (kevinl@cs.monash.edu.au)
Sat, 24 Feb 1996 22:17:34 +1100 (EST)

Linus Torvalds Wrote ...
>
> This is an understandable standpoint, but it's not IMHO correct. Standards are
> like laws: they are needed and you should follow them.
>
> BUT (and this a HUGE but), there are bad laws (standards) around. And you
> should not condone them blindly, you should always question them. And if they
> are bad laws (standards) you should fight to make them better. With
> non-compliance, if necessary.

Well said. The alternative is frightening. What would happen if the world
sat down and accepted the Communications Decency Act (and the laws in other
countries that are bound to follow)?

> If you've read this far, you probably can guess that I vote for mail servers
> _not_ mangling 8-bit data. I'm probably fighting windmills.. And yes, I have
> had to slowly move to the damn QP-aware mailers too, but I can still hope that
> there is some "Gandhi of the Internet" out there that is willing to fight for
> his rights..

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