Talk:UTF-9 and UTF-18
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What does "standard communication protocols are built around octets rather than nonets" mean? Is this an assertion that there are no standard protocols for computers with 9-bit bytes, such as the PDP-10? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.23.170.252 (talk) 11:09, 20 July 2007
A protocol that requires 9-bit bytes isn't likely to become a standard. 9-bit machines on the Internet use the same octet-based protocols as everyone else, generally with some adaptation. FTP, for instance, can operate in text mode, unpacking characters into an octet each, or image mode, packing 2 36-bit words into 9 octets. Yuubi 20:26, 11 October 2007 (UTC)