Yes, it needs to be unicode.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 1:25 PM
Subject: Take two: the blind-hams list


> Here we go. Plain text and all. The only other thing I didn't do was chan=
> ge=20
> from MIME to uuencode, but that shouldn't be necessary. I don't think.
>
>    Hi,
>
> I=E2=80=99m writing this for clarity on a different machine, which isn=E2=
> =80=99t the Mac.=20
> No, I won=E2=80=99t use this machine just to send blind-hams Email, being=
> as it=E2=80=99s=20
> the only list plagued with this particular difficulty.
>
> First, I=E2=80=99m sorry. Actually a couple of ways. First, I really didn=
> =E2=80=99t intent=20
> to stir up a hornet=E2=80=99s nest. Second, my intention was not and is n=
> ot to step=20
> on anyone=E2=80=99s toes. I know that this problem with misinterpreted 8-=
> bit text=20
> not only is a source of frustration to readers of the list, but also to=20
> those of us who have the problem in the first place, since it 
> isn=E2=80=99=
> t one we=20
> can solve. Because, really, contrary to what some might believe, we reall=
> y=20
> don=E2=80=99t enjoy torturing our fellow list participants with this. 
> It=E2=
> =80=99s at least=20
> one reason that I try to keep my postings to a minimum, accidental long=20
> headers on forwards notwithstanding.
>
> With this in mind, and seeing that people still think that I had Yahoo or=
> =20
> Google in mind, please let me sum up:
>
> 1) I=E2=80=99d never set up on Yahoo or Google. As it happens, I have the=
> ability to=20
> host mailman-based lists. If that can be of use, I=E2=80=99m happy to off=
> er it.
>
> 2) My intention isn=E2=80=99t to steal the list from anyone or to cause a=
> ny=20
> problems. I offer an alternative. If people want that to happen, it can. =
> If=20
> I should leave well enough alone, I=E2=80=99m happy to do that as well.
>
> 3) While it may be a minority of posters who exhibit this problem, some o=
> f=20
> those are fairly prolific, and it is at least an annoyance. Those of us w=
> ho=20
> are posting messages with this problem clearly don=E2=80=99t want to caus=
> e=20
> additional problems for anyone.
>
> Phil says that there is a solution, and it=E2=80=99s something to do with=
> the mail=20
> header. I don=E2=80=99t know. If I knew how to tell you how to fix it, 
> I=E2=
> =80=99d be happy=20
> to do that, too.
>
> Anyway, sorry ofr ruffling feathers, that was clearly not my intent. Well=
> ,=20
> it=E2=80=99s clear to me that that wasn=E2=80=99t my intent, anyway. Ulti=
> mately, it=E2=80=99s up to=20
> Ken what happens next. It wasn=E2=80=99t and isn=E2=80=99t my intention t=
> o hijack the list,=20
> and I will not do so.=20