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   Message 559 of 1,004   
   Carlos Navarro to Tim Schattkowsky   
   IBMPC vs CP437   
   25 Feb 22 19:31:48   
   
   TID: FMail-W32 2.0.1.4   
   TZUTC: 0100   
   CHRS: CP437 2   
   MSGID: 2:341/234 621926ba   
   REPLY: 2:240/1120.29 223b5487   
   19 Jan 2022 22:23, you wrote to me:   
      
    CN>> Not a high priority issue, but I suggest you change the IBMPC   
    CN>> charset identifier to CP437. See "5. Obsolete identifiers" in   
    CN>> FTS-5003 for more info. http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-5003.001   
      
    TS> Nope. I think IBMPC is more compatible. Still, WP itself recognizes   
    TS> both.   
      
   FTS-5003 considers IBMPC obsolete (see sections 4 and 5). If I'm not mistaken   
   most /modern/ FTN software uses CP437 instead.   
      
   Carlos   
      
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