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   Re: Possible changes for XML 2nd Edition

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  • From: John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com>
  • To: pandeng@telepath.com
  • Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 18:45:31 -0400

Steve Schafer wrote:

> Do there really exist library functions that purportedly read UTF-8
> yet accept FF on input? If so, what do they convert it to?

The Plan 9 UTF-8 routines generate U+0080 whenever UTF-gibberish is seen.
Granted, Plan 9 is not a commercial OS, but other such systems may exist. 

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