Re: [ARSCLIST] The person responds was Thin tape decay

[steven c <stevenc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Richter" <mrichter@xxxxxxx>
> No, the lesson is: let those using characters beyond the standard set 
> accept the consequences. An o-umlaut, e-dieresis, or other Greek letter 
> may look just fine in your word processor or e-mail client, but once 
> sent to another it may be expected to transmogrify.
> 
And if you happen to be a 78-L listener (as many on ARSCLIST are),
be aware that Ron's deMIMErizer eats high-order characters and
spits out what it feels to be the closest low-order character!

Which is why, for example, we read of "Pathi" records...

Steven C. Barr