prbl in abbrev_defs (was: how to I chance Default coding system (for new files):)

[Uwe Brauer]

>>>>> "Ville" == Ville Skytt <Ville> writes:

   Ville> On Fri, 2005-12-16 at 21:11 +0100, Uwe Brauer wrote:
   >> 
   >> How can I achieve that.

   Ville> Try (set-default-coding-systems 'utf-8)

That works thanks, however it screws up by .abbrev_defs
is there a less violent solution for the coding system, which would
leave the coding in the abbrev_defs untouched?