We have been having discussion about this topic on [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list. You can read about it if you go to an archive of the Mozilla mail-news newsgroup circa 1/16 to about 1/22, you will notice a bunch of news articles on that topic including my summary of what has led up to the current state of affairs. If you're interested in the bug, it is:
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109342 - Kat Dawn Endico wrote: > forwarding this to more appropriate forums. > > Erika Ciesla wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I have a question. >> >> I'm using Mozilla 0.9.8+ for OS/2. My system is configured for the >> codepage ISO-8859-1. The Euro-symbol in this codepage is placed on >> the cod 0x80, and while I type "<AltGr><E>", I can see very clearly a >> wonderful Euro-symbos. But just when I save or send the message, that >> Euro-symbol have gone away, and the phrase "EUR" is written there >> insteed. >> >> The question is, why does that software do this? >> >> I like to have an Euro-symbol in my messages, and definitely not that >> f''' phrase "EUR". What can I do, to get one? > > -- Katsuhiko Momoi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Senior International Manager, Web Standards/Embedding Netscape Technology Evangelism/Developer Support
