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Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 08:20:51 +1000
Subject: Re: removing BOM prepended by codecs?
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 4:43 AM,  <wxjmfauth@gmail.com> wrote:
> - The *mark* (once the Unicode.org terminology in FAQ) indicating
> a unicode encoded raw text file is neither a byte order mark,
> nor a signature, it is an encoded code point, the encoded
> U+FEFF, 'ZERO WIDTH NO-BREAK SPACE', code point. (Note, a
> non breaking space at the start of a text is a non sense.)
>
> - When such a mark exists, it is always possible to work
> 100% safely. No possible error.

I have a file encoded in Latin-1 which begins with LATIN SMALL LETTER
Y WITH DIAERESIS followed by LATIN SMALL LETTER THORN. I also have a
file encoded in EBCDIC (okay, I don't really, but let's pretend) that
begins with the same bytes. But of course, when such a mark exists,
there is no possible error - of that there is no manner of doubt, no
possible, probable shadow of doubt, no possible doubt whatever.

("No possible doubt whatever.")

ChrisA