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	Title		: UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO 10646
	Author(s)	: F. Yergeau
	Filename	: draft-yergeau-rfc2279bis-00.txt
	Pages		: 16
	Date		: 12-Apr-02
	
ISO/IEC 10646-1 defines a multi-octet character set called the
Universal Character Set (UCS) which encompasses most of the world's
writing systems.  Multi-octet characters, however, are not compatible
with many current applications and protocols, and this has led to the
development of UTF-8, the object of this memo.  UTF-8 has the
characteristic of preserving the full US-ASCII range, providing
compatibility with file systems, parsers and other software that rely
on US-ASCII values but are transparent to other values.  This memo
updates and replaces RFC 2279.
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