Re: Default Charsets

So... is this an errata?

Are there cases where having this as a default is actually helpful?


On 2006/05/01, at 12:19 PM, Mark Nottingham wrote:

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> 2616 Section 3.7.1 states;
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>> When no explicit charset parameter is provided by the sender,  
>> media subtypes of the "text" type are defined to have a default  
>> charset value of "ISO-8859-1" when received via HTTP.
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> However, many, if not all, of the text/* media types define their  
> own defaults; text/plain (RFC2046), for example, defaults to ASCII,  
> as does text/xml (RFC3023).
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> How do these format-specific defaults interact with HTTP's default?  
> Is HTTP really overriding them?
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> I'm far from the first to be confused by this text, and I'm sure  
> it's been asked before, but I haven't been able to find a  
> definitive answer. If errata are still being considered, perhaps  
> removing/modifying this line would be a good start...
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> Thanks,
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> Mark Nottingham
> mnot@yahoo-inc.com
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Mark Nottingham
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