Peter Eisentraut wrote: > Am Donnerstag, 12. Mai 2005 04:42 schrieb Oliver Jowett: > >>I suppose that we can't change the semantics of SQL_ASCII without >>backwards compatibility problems. I wonder if introducing a new encoding >>that only allows 7-bit ascii, and making that the default, is the way to >>go. > > > In 8.0, the de facto default encoding is no longer SQL_ASCII, so that problem > should go away over time.
My 8.0.0 (what I happen to have on hand) initdb creates a SQL_ASCII cluster by default unless I specify -E. > Certainly, making 7-bit ASCII the default encoding > is not an option. Why is that? -O ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]