the specifics.. Some byte oriented protocols expect ASCII characters at the beginning of a file. If UTF-8 is used with these protocols, use of the BOM as encoding form signature should be avoided. M-- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trevor Talbot" <quension@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 1:55 PM Subject: Re: pgsql cannot read utf8 files moved from windows correctly! > On 12/23/07, Martin Gainty <mgainty@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > it seems the use of BOM in UTF-8 is discouraged > > http://unicode.org/faq/utf_bom.html#BOM > > Where do you see it being discouraged? > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
