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Al B. Snell wrote: > True textual formats never use length codes, Ahem. Does the term "Hollerith string" mean anything to you? If not, consider the "Content-Length" header in HTTP POSTs. IMHO the true distinction between textual and binary formats is that binary formats are represented by octets, whereas textual formats are represented by characters, which are in turn represented by octets. SVG is a textual format, but GIF is a binary format, by these conventions. -- There is / one art || John Cowan <jcowan@r...> no more / no less || http://www.reutershealth.com to do / all things || http://www.ccil.org/~cowan with art- / lessness \\ -- Piet Hein
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