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[OM] Character sets (was Re: Re: OM's in demand?)

Subject: [OM] Character sets (was Re: Re: OM's in demand?)
From: Steve Dropkin <steve@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 06:33:21 -0500
Leandro DUTRA wrote:

> It is standard UTF-8.  You probably refer to wynn, the proper English
> w instead of the double v ligature currently in usage, and the ſs
> ligature currently used as eszett in German.
> 
> Probably some mail server garbled them, or your mail client doesn't
> implement the standard — I see you use MS Outlook Express, check?  MS
> isn't known for standards compliance, rather for 'standards' setting,

Thunderbird (Macintosh) shows the unusual characters, as well. So 
many of us are seeing these characters and I know we're not all 
Microsoft Lookout! users. I'm guessing if a mail server is garbling 
characters, it's either yours or the server managing this List.

Steve

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