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[Rabellino Sergio]

Scott Silva wrote:

>Julian Field spake the following on 8/27/2005 3:05 AM:
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>>How is MailScanner going to know that %E9 is the same as é ?
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>I don't think it is the literal &eacute, but a capital "E" with an acute
>symbol above it. %E9 should map to code 201, but with all the character
>sets floating around the planet, I think this would be a tough nut to crack.
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I'm sorry, but if I don't miss anything, %E9=(E)14*16+(9)9 = 233 = 
é, 201 is 12*16+9, where 12=C => %C9 = É

Bye.

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