8-bit character sets

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From: Dirk Schwarz-Hertzner
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 1990 07:48

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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?

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From: wscd@cgch.uucp (Dirk Schwarz-Hertzner)
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Subject: 8-bit character sets
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