Re: FTP type proposed solution..

Hi.

At first I've to admit that I didn't follow this discussion, so if this
thought has already been beaten down ...

Nigel:
> Nice, simple and elegant, although not fool-proof.
>
> Incidently the test should be for high bit characters or null bytes.

Why not using the mechanism the *NIX-command "file" uses? All this
detection-sruff has already been done there. So it seems to me the wheel
has been invented some time ago. :^)

greetings, Kai

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