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 FT> Still translating my internet messages. Some mailer translate the
 FT> extended chars by a '=' sign followed by a 2 digit hexadecimal number.
 FT> This hexadecimal number is probably the ascii code of the said char
 FT> according to the codepage table of the sender.

This is MIME's quoted-printable encoding.

 FT> Can anybody tell me where to find the reference for all this ? All I
 FT> have is RFC 822 and the equivalent for newsgroups post, but that is
 FT> pretty old. Thanks.

See RFC #1521 for the basic MIME specification for message bodies.


... I am NOT a NUMBER!  I am a DEMOGRAPHIC!

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