[issue9124] Mailbox module should use binary I/O, not text I/O

[Raymond Hettinger]

Raymond Hettinger <rhettinger at users.sourceforge.net> added the comment:

ISTM an "API change" is okay if it fixes a critical usability bug.

Also, if this is going to ship as-is, the docs should get a big warning right at the top.  Perhaps the source code should also emit a notice that the module is hosed so that people like Steffen don't waste tons of time on hopeless endeavors.

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