(last updated 2007-06-12) Charset name: windows-1252 Charset aliases: (None) Suitability for use in MIME text: Yes, windows-1252 is suitable for use with subtypes of the "text" Content-Type. Note that windows-1252 is an 8-bit charset. Care should be taken to choose an appropriate Content-Transfer-Encoding. Published specification(s): 1) http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/reference/sbcs/1252.htm ISO 10646 equivalency table: http://www.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/WINDOWS/CP1252.TXT Additional information: Although not authoritative, the following references may also be of interest: Printed mapping table: Dr. International "Developing International Software, Second Edition", Microsoft Press, ISBN 0-7356-1583-7, 2003, p. 743-747 Microsoft windows extended "best fit" behavior: http://www.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/WindowsBestFit/bestfit1252.txt This is an update of an existing registration of this charset. This charset name is in use. This charset is also known as Windows Code Page 1252 or cp1252 for short; these are NOT aliases. The graphic (non-control) characters of Windows-1252 are a superset of the graphic characters of the ISO-8859-1 charset. See the range 80 to 9F (hex). Person & email address to contact for further information: Shawn Steele Email: Shawn.Steeleµsoft.com Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 U.S.A. Intended usage: COMMON