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6.2.33 OutputCharset

Syntax:

OutputCharset charset

Example:

OutputCharset IBMPC

This specifies which character set should be used for writing messages with special characters (like umlauts, accents, cyrillic letters, IBM graphics). The mail will be converted into the given charset, and the proper charset kludge will be appended. This does only apply to areas which have the ‘8’ flag set, because in all other areas, the messages will always be converted into a 7-bit ASCII representation.

The charset that you specify as charset argument must be a level 2 charset, and a matching translation table must be contained in the writmaps.dat file. If there isn’t such a table, you will only see this from the fact that the written message will contain 8-bit characters, but no charset kludge(!). So be careful not to misspell the option.

See Using Special Characters like Umlauts or Cyrillics - The Charset Kludge, for more information on the concept of charset kludges. You can list all charset kludges that are listed in this section as arguments to the OutputCharset keyword, but usually IBMPC is the right option to choose, according with a proper CharsetAlias definition (see The ChrasetAlias Keyword). Msged TE will then also emit a proper CODEPAGE kludge. A Russian user will probably want to use CP866. Once the CPxxx charset kludges have found more widesprad use in Europe, OutputCharset CP850 should replace OutputCharset IBMPC also in Western European countries.

The character set that you use for output does not need to match the charset that your computer is using internally; MsgEd TE will do all necessary conversion.


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