What default character set does sendmail use in the absence of a specific value?

[Mike B]

As per https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/sendmail,+4th+Edition/9780596510299/ch24s09s31.html, I'm aware that sendmail has the option to define a default character set in scenarios where one is not explicitly defined. This is done via the "DefaultCharSet" option. I also see a note in the article that states:

If the DefaultCharSet option is undefined, dfltchset defaults to the string unknown-8bit. The default for the mc technique is to omit this option.

So, just to confirm, that means that means that sendmail, quite literally, sets a printed value of Content-Type: text/plain; charset=unknown-8bit?

[Claus Aßmann]

Mike B wrote:

> So, just to confirm, that means that means that sendmail, quite literally, sets a printed value of Content-Type:
> text/plain; charset=unknown-8bit?

That shouldn't be to hard to test by sending an appropriate mail, right?

** The first choice for character set is for the mailer
** corresponding to the envelope sender. If neither that
** nor the global configuration file has a default character
** set defined, return "unknown-8bit" as recommended by
** RFC 1428 section 3.

Give it a try and let us know what you find.


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