Re: We are using ISO-2022-JP *NOW*!

[Mark A Keasling <makr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rick Troth said:
>         The point is that MIME supports ISO-2022.   You sent it labeled
> as such and we could at least do *something* with what we got.   Before
> MIME,  there'd be no way to know it was 2022  (except for context).
...
>         If you find in the future that all the non-Japanese nations
> reject 2022  (I'm not saying that will happen,  but it's possible),
> then don't get your feelings hurt.   You're not the first group to create
> something wonderful that lost-out in the market for  "consumer"  reasons.

It doesn't matter if all non-Japanese nations reject 2022.  As long as it
used in Japan, it is a "useful" character set.  If you would like software to
interoperate with Japanese speaking folks, you will need to add support for
2022.

-- Mark Keasling
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