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Xavier Maillard <zedek@gnu-rox.org> writes:

> Jesper Harder <harder@myrealbox.com> writes:
>
>>  Xavier Maillard <zedek@gnu-rox.org> writes:
>>  
>> >  Would you recommend your users to use utf-8 as a default
>> >  encoding system ?
>>  
>>  No, because there's no reason to use UTF-8 if a more widely supported
>>  charset is sufficient.
>
> Ok for that. So what would be the default charset to recommend to
> people ? 

I would just leave the default setting in Gnus as it is.

> Why the hell was utf-8 invented so ?

To extend the repertoire of available glyphs and allow people to mix
glyphs from different scripts.

UTF-8 is excellent if you need it.  But most people usually don't need
to mix Vietnamese and Thai words, write hieroglyphics or runes and so
on.