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   From: jj4public@gmail.com   
      
   On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 13:39:27 +0100, Herbert Kleebauer wrote:   
   >   
   > Good joke. The usenet is nearly completely binary only in these days.   
      
   Usenet message is based on email message standard, and email was intended   
   for text only. Initially.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet#Binary_content   
      
   But technology evolve. I think it all started when MIME was created (in   
   early 90s) and allow messages to be delivered in full 8-bit glory instead of   
   just 7-bit. [*]   
      
   UTF-8 encoded messages may be in 8-bit form instead of 7-bit depending on   
   the sender's usenet/email client application. i.e. literally have ASCII   
   character above 0x7F, for the raw UTF-8 encoded text.   
      
   [*] Even though 8-bit form is possible, I'm not sure Null character can be   
   successfully sent.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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