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In lugnet.off-topic.test.foo, Dan Boger wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 09, 2003 at 02:07:00PM +0000, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> > I refer you to point 8 of the Discussion Group ToS:
> > http://www.lugnet.com/admin/terms/agreement
> >
> > 8. (do not) Post non-plain-text content such as HTML, multi-part MIME
> > messages, or so-called ?binaries? including but not limited to:
> > images, sounds, multimedia files, computer programs, and blocks of
> > text created using binary-to-text conversion utilities such as
> > BinHex, uuencode, btoa, and PGP message encryptions (short PGP
> > signatures, however, are permitted by the server).
> >
> > These encoded messages are clearly "non-plain-text content" and are
> > not "short PGP signatures" and therefore are against the ToS. Even in
> > the test.foo group
> >
> > You're SO lucky I don't have cancel power.
>
> How is the following not plain text? It's encoded,
You just answered your own question. encoded is not plain text and therefore
"non-plain-text content"
> but so are 8-bit
> posts ('quoted-printable'). It's not binaries, and not created using any
> binary-to-text utilities - it's just text-to-text conversion.
Not relevant. "including but not limited to"
>
> 576520616C6C206B6E6F77 (snip)
Really, I know you guys are just playing but it's not an appropriate mechanism
for play. FUT to admin.general if you disagree with my opinion.
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| (...) How is the following not plain text? It's encoded, but so are 8-bit posts ('quoted-printable'). It's not binaries, and not created using any binary-to-text utilities - it's just text-to-text conversion. 576520616C6C206B6E6F...4841480A0A (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.test.foo)
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