Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.018 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.96; '*S*': 0.00; 'true,': 0.05; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'completeness': 0.07; 'received:155': 0.09; 'disclaimers': 0.16; 'disclaimers,': 0.16; 'from:addr:jpmorgan.com': 0.16; 'limit,': 0.16; 'once.': 0.16; 'received:155.180': 0.16; 'received:155.180.234': 0.16; 'received:159': 0.16; 'received:159.53': 0.16; 'received:159.53.110': 0.16; 'received:exchad.jpmchase.net': 0.16; 'received:jpmchase.com': 0.16; 'received:jpmchase.net': 0.16; 'securities,': 0.16; 'subject: \n ': 0.16; 'subject:Could': 0.16; 'subject:Unicode': 0.16; 'tweak': 0.16; 'url:disclosures': 0.16; 'url:jpmorgan': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'variable': 0.18; 'to:name :python-list@python.org': 0.22; 'together.': 0.24; "i've": 0.25; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'correct': 0.29; 'michael': 0.29; 'character': 0.29; 'culture.': 0.31; 'anyone': 0.31; 'probably': 0.32; 'received:169.254': 0.32; 'text': 0.33; 'subject:the': 0.34; 'could': 0.34; 'but': 0.35; 'accuracy': 0.36; 'subject:List': 0.36; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.36; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'received:169': 0.37; 'being': 0.38; 'sometimes': 0.38; 'system,': 0.38; 'whatever': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'rather': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'most': 0.60; 'information,': 0.61; "you're": 0.61; 'back': 0.62; 'purchase': 0.65; 'phone': 0.66; 'yes': 0.68; 'sms': 0.68; 'subject': 0.69; 'limit': 0.70; 'legal': 0.71; 'felt': 0.74; 'sale': 0.75; 'subject:this': 0.83; '160': 0.84; 'guaranteed.': 0.84; 'received:169.254.8': 0.84; 'sms.': 0.84; 'subject:you': 0.87 X-DKIM: OpenDKIM Filter v2.1.3 sj3.jpmchase.com r7DFYo5U030963 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=jpmorgan.com; s=smtpout; t=1376408091; bh=z5a5Rrp/CoYSAnbjzTTYWCh9ar/2LYeMUO17anm7M28=; h=From:To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:References:In-Reply-To: Content-Type:content-transfer-encoding:MIME-Version; b=eVmfoAcS/BysRscJpG85vlqZw+1Wcpbm+CoW2OJ/hRTCoc1iwFJKfYGSSX6+LlwvO nqpEmT/yeH2i2jr8214N6vHWic6jpKDdGHVf04ykl/wUWAEvUG5MpgYljPZRh0Ju/x 88/IQbSjIfVwsveRHBdWYQG6TGaYokUdXGbuchZQ= X-AuditID: a97c8566-b7f628e000000303-1f-520a521770eb From: "Prasad, Ramit" To: "python-list@python.org" Subject: RE: Could you verify this, Oh Great Unicode Experts of the Python-List? 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Thread-Index: AQHOlyBdCeGwzbLA00uiL0DjsJMA8JmSo1gAgACjV1A= Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:34:45 +0000 References: <5207AF15.7040604@mrabarnett.plus.com> <52099088.7030300@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <52099088.7030300@gmail.com> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.67.79.47] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-DLP-FWD: Yes X-Brightmail-Tracker: H4sIAAAAAAAAA+NgFvrEKsWRmVeSWpSXmKPExsUye4sJr65EEFeQwYXFAhZHWq+xOjB6vJj/ hi2AMaqB0SYxLy+/JLEkVSEltTjZVsklszg5JzEzN7VIQVfBqyA3vyg9MU8vOT9XSSEzxVbJ REmhICcxOTU3Na/EVimxoCA1L0XJjksBA9gAlWXmKaTmJeenZOal2yp5BvvrWliYWuoaKtmF ZGQWK6TmJmbmKCRsZM849OQ1Y0EbR8Wc+c/ZGxjns3UxcnJICJhIzN/ZxAJhi0lcuLceKM7F ISRwhFFib/8sJgjnEKNE1+W5UJmNjBIdZ66CtbMJGEocP/uEHcQWETCVeL1yNyuILSwQJNF+ bRIrRDxY4ljHbhYI20pi78rfYHEWAVWJLzdPM4LYvAIhEs/OLWOHWNDALDHt3H+wBZwCmhLd ny8zg9iMQPd9P7WGCcRmFhCXuPVkPhPE3QISS/acZ4awRSVePv7HCmHLS7yY8pINol5HYsHu T1C2tsSyha+ZIRYLSpyc+QToOA6gxWoS+9bbgpgSAnwS29uqJzBKzEKybBaSQbOQDJqFZNAC RpZVjJLFuekZhnrFZUV6pcV6WQW5yRmJxal6eaklmxiBSWVlTWvaDsa7S20PMQpwMCrx8FrY cQUJsSaWFVfmAkOag1lJhPdR8OFAId6UxMqq1KL8+KLSnNTiQ4xVwECbyCwlmpwPTHh5JfGG xmYWBqamhgYWhkYmVBFWEuf9+YUjSEggHZhWs1NTC1KLYJYzcXBKNTBu7xC0rGoychRts2+S ckx57nfbxXzWnsppsWf/ugmF7RNJPBynlZd2l/0Yw8UdmgbnBK5Y7VS5O+9ojFXGsa92U24r HIzM8t/klb1xqXrfp39zJhet7wttD7ia9U4oY9fx3jkdNr8eL8n2/5IifZz3oZ/jqb8XVPgl ORWTPp1Z2d412/Gy+n8lluKMREMt5qLiRADCoD+ihQMAAA== X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 35 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1376408099 news.xs4all.nl 15985 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:36155 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:52463 Michael Torrie wrote: > On 08/11/2013 11:54 PM, Gregory Ewing wrote: > > Michael Torrie wrote: > >> I've always wondered if the 160 character limit or whatever it is is a > >> hard limit in their system, or if it's just a variable they could tweak > >> if they felt like it. > > > > Isn't it for compatibility with SMS? Twitter could > > probably change it, but persuading all the cell phone > > networks to change at the same time might be rather > > difficult. > > Yes I think you're correct about it being limited for SMS. > > However I know of no phone or network that won't let you use longer > messages; multiple SMS packets are used and most phone paste them back > together. So no there's nothing that anyone needs to change to use > longer messages if they so chose. It's now just an arbitrary limit, > part of the twitter culture. True, but order of delivery is not guaranteed. I still sometimes get out of order text message when multiple messages are sent at once. ~Ramit This email is confidential and subject to important disclaimers and conditio= ns including on offers for the purchase or sale of securities, accuracy and= completeness of information, viruses, confidentiality, legal privilege, and= legal entity disclaimers, available at http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclo= sures/email.