> I don't think we have transmission methods that are not 8-bit-clean anymore. I've just dealt with a 7N1 serial link yesterday, they still exist. Granted, nob

> I don't think we have transmission methods that are not 8-bit-clean anymore. I've just dealt with a 7N1 serial link yesterday, they still exist. Granted, nobody really uses them for truly arbitrary data exchange, but still.