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From: wscd@cgch.uucp (Dirk Schwarz-Hertzner)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.iso
Subject: 8-bit character sets
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Date: 9 Feb 90 07:48:27 GMT
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Most email systems are not able to handle 8-bit character sets. Is there a
ISO-standard that defines a 7-bit coding scheme for 8-bit character codes?