laurent said:
>   Unfortunately robots not men do this hex "quoted printable"
>   encoding at points unknown to me and maybe even to Glen.

no, i think incorrectly set e-mailer programs do it...         :+)


>   Well there *is* a lot of cleanup needed --- 
>   be it by Glen, me, you, or the digest enduser.

so let's find the culprits and set 'em straight...


>   If the original live message had the serial number 
>   some of us might use those numbers. 

the serial number can be found in the headers.
your post was #31724.


>   Methinks you are showing too little respect for 
>   the subtlety of the classics of C programming.

futurebasic seems a lot simpler to me...       :+)
and since i'm building a futurebasic app...


>   since the birth of the xfb list some days have had no digest. 

thanks for reminding me that, before memorial day slips
too far away, i will soon be starting a new xfb listserve --
called "xxfb" -- and dedicating it jim henson and phil yates...

the primary rule there will be:  do not rip the social fabric.
(in other words, we won't be discussing religion or politics.)

-bowerbird