Re: Bug#580942: document wacky default charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968

Re: Bug#580942: document wacky default charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968

[jidanni]

>>>>> "CK" == Christian Kastner <debian@kvr.at> writes:

CK> tag 580942 confirmed
CK> thanks

CK> On 05/10/2010 02:50 AM, jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:
>> 
>> By default, cron will send mail using the mail "Content-Type:" header of "text/plain" with the "charset=" parame-
>> ter set to the charmap / codeset of the locale in which crond(8) is started up - ie. either  the  default  system
>> locale, if no LC_* environment variables are set, or the locale specified by the LC_* environment variables ( see
>> locale(7)).
>> 
>> Or apparently the Austin Powers Dr. Evil "ANSI_X3.4-1968" -- which do
>> please document above if it isn't a bad dream:

CK> ANSI_X3.4-1968 is just a fancy name for ASCII, see RFC 1345. No, I had
CK> to look it up, too :-)

I wish emacs/gnus knew that ANSI_X3.4-1968 is just a fancy name for ASCII,
instead of just saying Unknown charset: ansi_x3.4-1968 .

CK> You are correct however. The underlying cause is related to #543895, and
CK> I have a fix ready, but I have to test it some more.


CK> Christian