mysqld --skip-character-set-client-handshake
- Reference
MySQL 4.1 Reference Manual :: D.1.2 Changes in release 4.1.15 (13 October 2005)
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-15.html
via
yohgaki's blog - MySQL 4.1, 5.0の文字化け回避http://blog.ohgaki.net/index.php/yohgaki/2005/11/01/mysql_4_1_5_0a_ra_as_a_a_a_e_i