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echo: fidonews
to: PAUL QUINN
from: LEE LOFASO
date: 2019-05-29 18:36:00
subject: FidoNews 36:21 [01/07]: G

Hello Paul,

 WD>>>> You are confusing TELEGRAM with TELEX.
 PQ>>> I think you are.

 LL>> Although using uppercase in telegram is a matter of style, using
 LL>> uppercase in telex is a must in the international telex network.

 PQ> I'm starting to think there may have been different ITU-Ts at various
times
 PQ> past, or different ITU-Ts for each as-yet-unformed-Fidonet zone.  I've
 PQ> looked at some guidelines that uncle Google recommended (about six until I
 PQ> gave up), and all the 'letter case' rules and examples are in uppercase
 PQ> ASCII.

Now I know why Marconi typed all his code in uppercase.

--Lee

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