Re: Screenshots etc.

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.