From a1c88f74bbf8291179ac6fba6e8e91845e73e76c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tony Garnock-Jones Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 08:06:00 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Notes on sexp.txt --- server/TODO | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/server/TODO b/server/TODO index d2cbfef..6a10241 100644 --- a/server/TODO +++ b/server/TODO @@ -83,3 +83,12 @@ is equivalent to should be distinct from lists; this is a really nice idea! The ideal codec, then, would support dictionaries, lists, and *streams* as a distinct kind of thing. + +Sexp.txt defines "text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1" as the standard +MIME-type! I'm torn: ISTM either UTF-8 (if text) or +application/octet-stream (if generic) should be the default, but I can +see the win in having a text-like encoding that "mostly works" for +display purposes. Perhaps it comes down to the fact that this is a +*display* hint, not an *interpretation* hint. + + ... it should be an interpretation hint, then.