Character Set Encoding

HTTP standards require that HTTP headers or HTML meta tags specify a character set for web pages. However, sometimes this information is not available. The character set must be known so that encoding for the data is set and the data is displayed as intended by the creator.

Sun Microsystems provides a third-party product to detect the character sets. To enable this product, install the SUNWjchdt package from the Java™ Enterprise System Accessory CD. If the product is installed, Rewriter will detect it and use it if necessary.

Using this product can impact performance, therefore you should install it only when required. Please see the jcharset_readme.txt for details on installation, configuration and usage.