Hey Markus!

MR> nor change established standards to brake tons of FTS software.

Okay.  So basically what you are saying is that fts-4008.002 and fts-5003.001
in their current form are defacto standards above reproach despite the fact
that it can be demonstrated that a simple edit would be the simplest fix with
respect to well established and used real world standards for the breakage they
currently represnt?
 
 MR> If you like to have a new method for timezones and character sets,
 MR> please write a FSP and convince several authors to implement it.

I don't have to.  It was done over 30 years ago as far as timezones are
concerned.  As for character sets, the current published FTSC document should
be totally ignored since it is seriously flawed compatibility-wise.  I suggest
that any software author following that particular 'standard' has far worse
issues than any FSP that I could write could properly address, especially with
respect to utf-8 standards as published by the Unicode Consortium.  As for the
rest who cares?  All that was broken right out of the Gates (<- pun intended).

 MR> And make sure it's compatible with current standards.

Are you joking?  If not then what the hell are you smoking over there?  :::evil
grin:::

Life is good,
Maurice

... Don't cry for me I have vi.
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