Re: How to Fix Character Encoding Damaged Text Using Perl?

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You often keep such text -- without a newline -- in a file on its own?

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Re^2: How to Fix Character Encoding Damaged Text Using Perl? by Jim (Curate) on Jun 15, 2013 at 21:01 UTC
I work in digital forensics and electronic discovery. In the real world, sh*t happens. I often have to wrestle with damaged evidence of all kinds. Ignoring it is not an option. But I can't just ask the bad guys to recreate the incriminating evidence for me—this time, please, without all the nasty character encoding damaged text in it. So, yes, I often keep such text without a newline in a file on its own.	[reply]

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Re^2: How to Fix Character Encoding Damaged Text Using Perl?
by Jim (Curate) on Jun 15, 2013 at 21:01 UTC

I work in digital forensics and electronic discovery. In the real world, sh*t happens. I often have to wrestle with damaged evidence of all kinds. Ignoring it is not an option. But I can't just ask the bad guys to recreate the incriminating evidence for me—this time, please, without all the nasty character encoding damaged text in it.

So, yes, I often keep such text without a newline in a file on its own.

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