Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Bill Rea <bsr15 AT cantsl.canterbury.ac.nz>]

Peter Kirk wrote:-

> >... (Note, for instance, that all the major ancient language
> >e-lists still ask for transliteration.) ...
> >
> This is not so much because of technical limitations, more because not
> all list users are prepared to upgrade their software (even when
> upgrades are free) to support Unicode.

I wish you wouldn't insult people so gratuitously. Some people are not in
a position to upgrade to the latest whiz-bang software for reasons other
than their personal crankiness. In fact, some people have occasionally
been forced to down grade to text-only mailers so that they other people
can reply to their emails. Spammers have forced a lot changes on email
administrators that in an ideal world they wouldn't have made. That
impacts on the end users.


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