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<jari.aalto@poboxes.com> (Jari Aalto+list.ding) writes:

> | The phrase "backward compatibility" cannot apply here because TM has
> | never been a part of Gnus.  People who used TM did so "on their own
> | responsibility".  Incompatibly changing Gnus to satisfy former TM
> | users would IMHO be plain wrong.
> 
> C'mon. You're splitting hairs here. TM has been practically the de
> facto standard for MIME since day 1 when it come in picture.

Assert this many times won't make it less false than it was the first
time around: many people haven't used TM.  Many haven't even seen it.

-- 
Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@srce.hr> | Student at FER Zagreb, Croatia
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* Q: What is an experienced Emacs user?
* A: A person who wishes that the terminal had pedals.