Ned writes (to ietf-smtp):
For example, in the case of an ASCII-->EBCDIC gateway, a conversion
must be done -- the other side does not know ASCII. Knowing the
character set can only aid in doing the conversion properly (or
possibly knowing that encoding is the best bet).
So let's suppose some piece of software adds the ASCII label to a
message. When it passes through an ASCII->EBCDIC gateway which hasn't
been updated yet, the label will still say ASCII, even though the
message is in EBCDIC.
Would this confuse users? Would this confuse machines?
Has anyone made any MIGRATION PLANS for RFC-XXXX?
Still wondering,
EvdP