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Re: [ARSCLIST] The person responds was Thin tape decay
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From: "Mike Richter" <mrichter@xxxxxxx>
> No, the lesson is: let those using characters beyond the standard set
> accept the consequences. An o-umlaut, e-dieresis, or other Greek letter
> may look just fine in your word processor or e-mail client, but once
> sent to another it may be expected to transmogrify.
>
And if you happen to be a 78-L listener (as many on ARSCLIST are),
be aware that Ron's deMIMErizer eats high-order characters and
spits out what it feels to be the closest low-order character!
Which is why, for example, we read of "Pathi" records...
Steven C. Barr