bruce@balilly.UUCP (Bruce Lilly) (12/28/90)
In article <1990Dec27.043500.27639@cbnewsk.att.com> hansen@pegasus.att.com (Tony L. Hansen) writes: >< From: heimir@rhi.hi.is (Heimir Thor Sverrisson) > ><< There are some methods of data interchange, such as most email systems, ><< that are inherently 7-bit. It would be nice if we could just banish ><< them, but compatibility is an albatross. > >< So why don't you guys >< simply open up your mailers and be ready with a 8-bit clean version by >< the end of 1991! > >1991? Why not now? The System V release 4.0 mail program is completely 8-bit >clean! (If you can find anyplace within SVr4 mail which isn't, I'll >personally guarantee that the next version of mail which comes from UNIX >System Laboratories will have a fix for the problem.) Is AT&T SVR4 available for the AT&T 3B1 and/or 7300 UNIX(TM)PC? ^^^^ ^^^^ No? You've got to be kidding. Reality check: it is impossible for everybody everywhere to upgrade (if that's the right term (it might be)) to version N of any software. Even if economic limitations are ignored, other considerations, such as inertia, inadequate disk space, compatibility requirements with other software and (ahem :-) lack of vendor support prevent many people from upgrading. Of course, if you can make a port of SVR4 available at a reasonable price for the 3B1, I'll upgrade. (i.e. put up or shut up) Don't take this too seriously -- I'm really a big fan of AT&T. I just get somewhat aggravated when I'm told (by AT&T) that I can't purchase (at any price) AT&T software to run on my AT&T hardware (like the time I asked if WWB was available for the 3B1). > Tony Hansen > att!pegasus!hansen, attmail!tony > hansen@pegasus.att.com -- Bruce Lilly blilly!balilly!bruce@sonyd1.Broadcast.Sony.COM