Re: NULL

Masataka Ohta writes:

> > 255 should be safe, as it is an ordinary graphic character in the
> > ISO 8859-* series of standards.
> 255 is unsafe as it has not been an ordinary graphic character
> until recently before ISO 8859 is standardized with 96 character
> extension.
Well, 8859-1 became a ISO standard in 1987.
Code 255 must be stable to transport normal text in the 8859 series.

How big a problem is this?

Keld