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From: zeeff@b-tech.ann-arbor.mi.us (Jon Zeeff)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: New USENET header: Language
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Date: 29 Dec 90 15:30:37 GMT
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>The only character set needed is ISO 10646. It covers nearly every character
>in the world. 

I'll agree that using just ISO 10646 would be simple and would solve 
the current problems with other language use on usenet.  Even so, 
"nearly" in the second sentence points out the potential problem with 
the first sentence.  

The efficiency issue would have to be addressed also.  You would probably
end up with some compression method (which is what an escape sequence to
switch char sets is).

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Jon Zeeff (NIC handle JZ)	 zeeff@b-tech.ann-arbor.mi.us