From: Andrzej Adam Filip <anfi@priv.onet.pl>
Subject: Re: Setting UTF-7 for usenet posts
Date: 11 Jul 2005 18:09:35 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m33bql5npc.fsf-anfi.homeunix.net@njabl.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87wtnxs5m9.fsf@qrnik.zagroda>
Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk <qrczak@knm.org.pl> writes:
> Andrzej Adam Filip <anfi@priv.onet.pl> writes:
> > I am under impression than UTF-7 is better suited for usenet posts than
> > UTF-8. What is your opinion?
>
> It's worse because it's
> [1] much less widely implemented than UTF-8
Which specific news readers support UTF-8 but no UTF-7?
> [2] less readable when the reader doesn't know it.
?! I disagree.
UTF-7 uses only prinatable characters.
When I have used UTF-8 for usenet postings sometimes I have got replies
with "botched" encoding e.g. when news readers assumes some encoding and
ignores MIME headers.
--
Andrzej [en:Andrew] Adam Filip anfi@priv.onet.pl anfi@xl.wp.pl
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing
-- Edmund Burke (1729-1797)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-07-11 16:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-07-11 15:23 Andrzej Adam Filip
2005-07-11 15:37 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2005-07-11 16:30 ` Andrzej Adam Filip
2005-07-11 15:51 ` Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk
2005-07-11 16:09 ` Andrzej Adam Filip [this message]
2005-07-11 16:39 ` Adam Sjøgren
2005-07-11 20:29 ` Aidan Kehoe
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