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From: Zac Thompson on 25 Jan 2010 12:09

"Pete B" <petescastle(a)comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Thanks Mike, very useful information.
>
> --
> Pete B
>
> "Michael Santovec" <michael_santovec(a)prodigy.net> wrote in message
> news:uaVpUxvlKHA.2164(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Encoding tells a program what bit pattern corresponds to what character.
>>
>> If you are using a Western European Language (e.g. English, French,
>> Spanish, Italian, etc.), then Western ISO is a good choice. It is widely
>> supported.
>>
>> If a message uses MIME format, then the message includes the encoding
>> being used so that the receiving program knows how to interpret the
>> characters.
>>
>> If a message uses Uuencode format, them the encoding is not specified in
>> then the receiving program has to guess.
>>
>> In OE you can specify a default encoding for read (Tools, Options, Read,
>> International). You can also override the encoding for the current
>> message under View, Encoding.
>>
>> So if the receiver uses a different encoding than the sender, that can
>> cause strange characters. If a message quotes a previous one, the
>> mismatch can get propagated.
>>
>> Another source of problem is when a person composes in another program
>> (e.g. MS Word) and pastes into a message. Word's smart quotes can get
>> mistranslated.
>>
>> HTML is generally frowned upon in newsgroups. For e-mail, that's
>> dependent upon who you are sending to.
>>
>> HTML requires MIME format.
>>
>> For newsgroups, Uuencode used to be the standard because all newsreaders
>> supported it. MIME is becoming more common.
>>
>> The Encoding setting at Tools, Options, Send, Mail/News, HTML/Plain Text
>> Settings has an entirely different meaning than the character set
>> encoding. Here use Quoted-printable for HTML/MIME messages. Use None
>> for Uuencode.
>>
>> Your font choices are largely personal. Unless you are sending HTML
>> format, the font information is not included in the message. Where the
>> font can cause a problem is if you are using some graphic symbols, such
>> as in Wing Dings where unless the reader is using the same font they
>> won't see the same thing.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mike - http://TechHelp.Santovec.us
>>
>>
>>
>> "Pete B" <petescastle(a)comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:OxWDlxulKHA.6096(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Can somebody please explain to me what all the font and encoding options
>>> in WinXP SP3/IE 7/OEx 6 do? I know how to set these options, but I am
>>> not really sure what all the various options do. For example:
>>>
>>> What are the encoding options supposed to do?
>>> What is the difference between Western European ISO, Western Europe
>>> Windows, UTF-7, UTF-8, User defined, and how do those affect what is
>>> typed or read?
>>> What are the best settings for newsreaders and for email, or at least
>>> what is "standard", both text and HTML?
>>>
>>> I keep getting strange characters showing up in emails I receive, both
>>> news messages and mail messages, such as the one below:
>>>
>>> �
>>>
>>> I have no idea what that character is supposed to be, and others also
>>> appear from time to time. Is this due to my email settings, my
>>> encoding, or due to the sender's setup, or even due to the ISP or some
>>> such? Is that character some kind of punctuation or what?
>>>
>>> I currently have my options set for W. Euro ISO encoding, using
>>> Incised901 Bd BT for proportional font, Lucida Console for fixed font,
>>> mail setting HTML quoted printables, News sending format plain text,
>>> MIME, encoding none, news compose Lucida Console 10 pt, mail compose
>>> Incised901 Bd BT 10 pt.
>>>
>>> Is that good, bad, or indifferent?
>>>
>>> Is there any MSKB info on all this stuff? The OEx Help files tell you
>>> HOW to set the options, but it really does not explain what the options
>>> do
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Pete B
>>
>>
>


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