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Conference gyro::internet_toolss

Title:	Internet Tools
Notice:	Report ALL NETSCAPE Problems directly to kdlucas@netscape.com.rnet? Read note 448.L for beginner information.
Moderator:	teco.mro.dec.com::tecotoo.mro.dec.com::mayer

Created:	Fri Jun 25 1993
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4714
Total number of notes:	40609

4568.0. "Does internet mail support hanzi " by HGOM22::DAVYSUN () Tue Mar 25 1997 05:03

    Hi 
    
    I have a customer who are using snmp and pop to send and receive mail.
    
     When these mails are english, there is no probelm. But when the mails
    
    inclue chinese words , the received mails cann't display the correct 
    
    words.
    
    Is this a misconfigured probelm or anything should be added on to fix
    
    this probelm ?
    
    Thanks for answer !
    
    Davy

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
4568.1		CGOOA::OWONG	SKIWI in Canada (VAO)	`Tue Mar 25 1997 13:55`	5
	Probably need to make sure 8-bit codes are enabled at the client end. I also suspect that if any machine along the mailing route doesn't handle 8-bit properly then your message contents will be corrupted. Owen
4568.2		TURRIS::lspace.zko.dec.com::winalski	PLIT Happens...	`Wed Mar 26 1997 11:43`	11
	RE: .0 The RFC 821 and RFC 822 standards governing Internet electronic mail specifically state that only 7-bit ASCII (actually, its ISO moral equivalent) is supported. I can state from personal experience that 8-bit characters will NOT make it through the Internet uncorrupted. If you have to send non-7-bit characters, you must encode the data using UUENCODE or MIME or whatnot. --PSW
4568.3	ASCII was never an ISO standard...	TWICK::PETTENGILL	mulp	`Thu Apr 24 1997 05:57`	10
	The A is for American. The ISO equivalent didn't include all the mandatory glyphs/character codes needed, and the all the standards that included the required glyphs/charcters were all 8 bit. If you can't do it on a Teletype, then you can't use it for NVT (network virtual terminal). The original firewalls used back to back Teletypes with their papertapes connected together. When there was any illegal intrusions, the paper tape was set on fire, hence the name firewall.
4568.4		LGP30::FLEISCHER	without vision the people perish (DTN 381-0426 ZKO1-1)	`Thu Apr 24 1997 12:47`	11
	re Note 4568.3 by TWICK::PETTENGILL: > The original firewalls used back to back Teletypes with their papertapes > connected together. When there was any illegal intrusions, the paper tape > was set on fire, hence the name firewall. Since the name "firewall" long predates Teletypes as a name for a barrier (as in a building or other structure) against the spread of fire, I doubt it. Bob
4568.5		axel.zko.dec.com::FOLEY	http://axel.zko.dec.com	`Thu Apr 24 1997 13:53`	3
	Ummm... I think there was an implied smirk there...
4568.6		LGP30::FLEISCHER	without vision the people perish (DTN 381-0426 ZKO1-1)	`Thu Apr 24 1997 15:31`	8
	re Note 4568.5 by axel.zko.dec.com::FOLEY: > Ummm... I think there was an implied smirk there... Duh -- obviously. But for the benefit of non-native English readers, and the very young....
4568.7		axel.zko.dec.com::FOLEY	http://axel.zko.dec.com	`Thu Apr 24 1997 17:57`	5
	RE: .6 Under 30? :) mike
4568.8		JAMIN::OSMAN	Eric Osman, dtn 226-7122	`Tue Apr 29 1997 14:10`	5
	I thought firewall was that asbestos panel in my car between the engine compartment and the passenger compartment (i.e. behind the dashboard). /Eric
4568.9		axel.zko.dec.com::FOLEY	http://axel.zko.dec.com	`Tue Apr 29 1997 14:47`	5
	RE: .8 Asbestos in a car? I doubt it! mike
4568.10		BUSY::SLAB	Buzzword Bingo	`Tue Apr 29 1997 14:52`	4
	And, actually, you're behind the dashboard. The engine is in front of the firewall.