Re: Client Encoding and Latin characters

> Uh, no.  You can pretty much assume that LATIN1 will take any random
> byte string; likewise for any other single-byte encoding.  UTF8 as a
> default is a bit safer because it's significantly more likely that it
> will be able to detect non-UTF8 input.
>
>                        regards, tom lane
>

So, IIUC, the general approach is:

*Leave the default client_encoding = server_encoding (in this case UTF8)
*Rely on the client to change client_encoding on a session basis only

Thanks,
--Lee

-- 
Lee Hachadoorian
PhD Student, Geography
Program in Earth & Environmental Sciences
CUNY Graduate Center