RE: Usage of CP1252 characters on www.msnbc.com

From: Gavin Nicol (gtn@eps.inso.com)
Date: Tue Jul 08 1997 - 08:31:44 EDT

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>2. Write out as Unicode &# NCRs. (the "correct" way)
>...
>3. Write out as &#147 and &#148.
>...

At some point, you have to break bugward combatability, otherwise
you'll never get good interoperability. Look at how NS displays
  in a Japanese environment for example...

At best, you should make recovery optional, with a note that the
"feature" will go away over time.

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