[GENERAL] Please change default characterset for database cluster

Hi!
"initdb" use SQL_ASCII as the default characterset encoding when it is not given option "-E" and when it can not correctly derive one from locale. I suggest "initdb" use UNICODE instead of SQL_ASCII because UNICODE is far more useful than SQL_ASCII.

Not all webmasters are willing to spend time reading "initdb" documentation. I have encountered a free web hosting providing PhpPgAdmin through which I can create my databases. Problem is that all newly created databases use SQL_ASCII which is completely useless to me. Their PhpPgAdmin script does not support "-E" switch for "createdb". As a result, I have to abandon that service all together. Was "initdb" using UNICODE as the default characterset, everthing would be perfect.

Regards,

CN

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