Hi Kees,

> Whatever superduper environment you use, the more people you want to
> communicate with, the more you have to step down to a common denominator.

Yes, this has been true outside of Fidonet and in Fidonet as well.

> For Fidonet that is ASCII. Others cannot read your message, if you offer
> your opinions in an encoding they cannot decypher. They will not go out
> of their way to adapt to your encoding, even for people with your stature.

> It is my beleif, that even if we stepped down to numerical ID's, we would be
> better served than
>by using incompatible encodings as we whish, or an all encompassing  encoding,
> that the majority cannot use.

Excellent point, thanks Kees.

Take care,
Janis

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