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Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com> writes:

> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
>
>> What does it mean, when attempting to post, to get this prompt:
>>   Charset used in the article:
>>
>> So far I've just hit return to get on with posting.  What causes this
>> prompt?  And what does it want from me?
>
> Can you M-x toggle-debug-on-quit RET and press C-g on the prompt to

OK, but it doesn't happen that often, and I'm not sure what brings it
on.

> get a backtrace?  I think Gnus is supposed to guess charset
> automatically.  Hm.  Unless you use emacs in unibyte mode.  Do you?

Not afaik.  I've set nothing knowingly to do that. Is there a C-h v
entry I can check to see?