The summary paragraph for mod_charset_lite contains some statements that I think can be misleading. Here's an attempt to rewrite it to be more accurate.
Dan Poirier <[email protected]> Index: mod_charset_lite.xml =================================================================== --- mod_charset_lite.xml (revision 738498) +++ mod_charset_lite.xml (working copy) @@ -29,19 +29,16 @@ <identifier>charset_lite_module</identifier> <summary> - <p><module>mod_charset_lite</module> allows the administrator to - specify the source character set of objects as well as the - character set they should be translated into before sending to the - client. <module>mod_charset_lite</module> does not translate the - data itself but instead tells Apache what translation to - perform. <module>mod_charset_lite</module> is applicable to EBCDIC - and ASCII host environments. In an EBCDIC environment, Apache - normally translates text content from the code page of the Apache - process locale to ISO-8859-1. <module>mod_charset_lite</module> - can be used to specify that a different translation is to be - performed. In an ASCII environment, Apache normally performs no - translation, so <module>mod_charset_lite</module> is needed in - order for any translation to take place.</p> + <p><module>mod_charset_lite</module> allows the server to change + the character set of responses before sending them to the client. + In an EBCDIC environment, Apache always translates HTTP protocol + content (e.g. response headers) from the code page of the Apache + process locale to ISO-8859-1, but not the body of responses. In + any environment, <module>mod_charset_lite</module> can be used to + specify that response bodies should be translated. For example, + if files are stored in EBCDIC, then + <module>mod_charset_lite</module> can translate them to + ISO-8859-1 before sending them to the client.</p> <p>This module provides a small subset of configuration mechanisms implemented by Russian Apache and its associated --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
