Re: Re: Plug-in to transcode messages

David F. Skoll wrote:
> Philip Prindeville wrote:
>
>   
>> The point is to use the smallest charset your
message
>> will fit into.
>>     
>
> I can see your point, but you're being chauvinistic
towards
> English and European languages.  If I want to write a
message
> consisting only of:
>
> שלום
>
> why can't I use a narrower encoding than UTF-8?
>
> Regards,
>
> David.
>   

I'm not being chauvinistic.  I didn't come up with the
standard.

But yes, it is English-centric.  Then again, so is SMTP,
FTP, HTTP, etc. since they all use USASCII and
english commands.

Rather than "HELO" in SMTP, why not have
"CIAO"
or "SALUT"?  

And as for compactness of notation?  Why bother?
Interoperability has always been more important
than efficiency.

Look at base64 or quoted printable.

-Philip

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