Let's say I want to encode a word in quoted printable (with charset ISO 8859-1) and count bits afterwards. How do you count the encoded quoted printable tag ("=" and hex) in bits?
- Original: hätte -> 7+8+7+7+7 = 36 Bits
- Encoded: h=E4tte -> does "=E4" count for 3*7 Bits or 1*7 Bits?