In <19990212181211(_dot_)26209(_dot_)qmail(_at_)cr(_dot_)yp(_dot_)to> "D. J.
Bernstein" <djb(_at_)cr(_dot_)yp(_dot_)to> writes:
Charles Lindsey writes:
So long as the reader
displays _something_ distinct for every possible combination of octets
received, nothing is going to break.
Replacing the proper 8859-1 characters with ``_something_'' will annoy
the users.
8859-1 characters are not "proper" in this context.
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