> 2 bytes per every character. For a 33-symbol alphabet (where 32 symbols are > actually used) that constitutes unacceptable 100% redundance if compared to > KOI8-R.
Understandable on your local system but I've witnessed how lousy that strategy is on Russian sites, especially CP encoded web pages that claim to be KOI8-R.
Best of luck with that strategy in the real world.