[cups.general] Chinese users, use UTF-8, or at least GB18030

[Michael Sweet]

Ambrose Li wrote:
> On 15/09/06, Michael Sweet <mike at easysw.com> wrote:
>> We get a LOT of SPAM in EUC-CN, and since we don't speak Chinese and
>> don't do business in China, we block EUC-CN messages.
> 
> The only problem with this is that this server hosts cups at easysw.com
> which is a mailing list for USERS, and some users are going to be
> Chinese.

and the lists a English language lists...

> Some people put their Chinese name in "From". So when a Chinese person
> tries to send a question (or when someone tries to reply to a Chinese
> person), the posting is blocked if the software defaults to GB2312 for
> Chinese.
 > ...

We're not going to change our message filters, sorry.

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