Re: New Chinese FAQ

Magnus Hagander wrote:
> > Here's what I see on our FreeBSD server:
> > 
> > 	$ iconv -l|grep  -i 2312
> > 	CHINESE GB_2312-80 ISO-IR-58 CSISO58GB231280
> > 	CN-GB EUC-CN EUCCN GB2312 CSGB2312
> > 	HZ HZ-GB-2312
> > 
> > I see "GB2312". What does the "-80" mean in "gb_2312-80"?  
> > Can we just remove the "-80"?
> 
> Hmm. Weird. Mine also shows gb_2312-80 :-) I guess I jumped the gun a
> bit.
> 
> Ok. Checking further, it seems the file contains characters that are not
> gb_2312-80. Try a simple:
> iconv -f gb_2312-80 -t utf-8 FAQ_chinese.html > /dev/null
> 
> and it'll show you an error.
> 
> 
> Whereas:
> iconv -f euc-jp -t utf-8 FAQ_japanese.html > /dev/null
> 
> works just fine.

OK, here's where we get stuck.  I CC'ed the original two Chinese posters
so let's hope they can address it.

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