--On Wednesday, 02 February, 2005 14:52 -0800 Bob Braden <braden@xxxxxxx> wrote: > *> --On Wednesday, 02 February, 2005 14:19 -0500 Bruce Lilly > *> <blilly@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > *> > *> >... > *> > Q: Why is the reference to "ASCII" given as the 1968 > version *> > rather than ANSI INCITS 4-1986 (R2002)? > [N.B. no typos, *> > the dates really are 1968 and 1986] > *> >... > *> > *> Because some incompatible changes were made in the ASCII > *> definition in the early 70s that would have fouled up the > *> "network virtual terminal" character set. You will find > that *> X3.4-1968 is referenced in most Internet > applications protocols *> that require an ASCII reference, > include those for telnet, ftp, *> and the email base > protocols as well as the DNS ones. *> > *> john > Presumably, this is the character set defined in RFC 20 ...? Yep. There too. john _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf