>It is indeed unfortunate the the DRUMS WG did not find a way to solve >the 8-bit SMTP problem, but now is the time to get to it. There >should not be too much 7-bit SMTP code to fix by now. DRUMS was not permitted to create new technology. Its chartered task was to eliminate known protocol bugs and clean up existing documentation. d/ ---------- Dave Crocker <mailto:dave@tribalwise.com> TribalWise, Inc. <http://www.tribalwise.com> tel +1.408.246.8253; fax +1.408.850.1850