Re: [VCARDDAV] Default charset

[Simon Perreault <[e-mail]>]

On 2010-02-22 09:58, Cyrus Daboo wrote:
> Now, the current 4.0 draft does
> state clearly that for a MIME object with a Content-Type header, the
> default charset is UTF-8 (Section 10.1) for the newly registered media
> type text/vcard. What it does not do is explain what charset to use for
> a "standalone" file (dealing with the microformats issue).

It doesn't?

10.1. MIME Type Registration

    Encoding considerations:  The "charset" MIME parameter is interpreted
       as defined in [RFC2046], section 4.1.2.  If it is omitted, the
       default encoding is UTF-8 as defined in [RFC3629].

Hmmm... not very explicitly, you're right.

> iCalendar is
> explicit in stating that the default charset for an iCalendar object is
> UTF-8 (<http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545> Section 3.1.4). I believe
> the 4.0 specification should be just as explicit about this.

+1

Since this is just reinforcing what is already specified, I see no 
problem in adding this text. Unless somebody objects, it will be added 
verbatim.

Simon
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