Re: Hyphens and under bars

Erik van der Poel (erik@netscape.com)
Tue, 20 Aug 1996 16:21:43 -0700


Tim Greenwood wrote:
> 
> In the charset registry of the 12 August draft SHIFT_JIS uses an
> underbar. The separator in all the other sets is a hyphen.
> 
> Why the difference ?

That's how it's spelled in IANA's charset registry:

  ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/character-sets


Erik