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+```toml
+[advisory]
+id = "RUSTSEC-0000-0000"
+package = "encoding"
+date = "2021-12-05"
+url = "https://github.com/lifthrasiir/rust-encoding/issues/127"
+informational = "unmaintained"
+
+[versions]
+patched = []
+```
+
+# `encoding` is unmaintained
+
+Last release was on 2016-08-28. The [issue](https://github.com/lifthrasiir/rust-encoding/issues/127) inquiring as to the status of the crate has gone unanswered by the maintainer.
+
+## Possible alternatives
+
+- [encoding_rs](https://crates.io/crates/encoding_rs)