[:BLIP:]Re: [Gllug] Gllug Changing

Vincent AE Scott gllug at codex.net
Thu May 16 17:54:07 UTC 2002


Bruce Richardson(itsbruce at uklinux.net)@Thu, May 16, 2002 at 06:35:01PM +0100:
> On Thu, May 16, 2002 at 01:34:23PM +0100, tet wrote:
> > 
> > >its a micrsoft standard tho.
> > 
> > I had that "discussion" with someone here yesterday, about Outlook's
> > use of ms-tnef winmail.dat attachments. But Microsoft effectively set
> > the standards for the majority of people anyway, he said...
> 
> Except that they aren't standards even for MS, who will happily break
> them whenever it's convenient.  Or when ever their byzantine development
> system snarls up.

no bruce.  thats because they've updated the standards.  and you must
pay for the software which 'takes advantage' of the new standard.



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