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   Ozz Nixon to All   
   CP850 (I think)   
   23 Apr 19 14:01:35   
   
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   The more I tinker with CP437 <-> UTF8, the more I realized, other    
   Fidonet users may need/want such translation from the BBS. So, I    
   started reading about CP850, and the description said 0x85 for example    
   i (without the top dot) in one CP8?? code page is a different character    
   all together - and this is how I could easily ask the user do you see:    
   "said char" Y=CP850, N=CP855 (I think). As my vagueness suggests, I    
   have no f'ing clue haha.   
      
   So Ward, Bjorn, etc. what would be a good way to ask the user their    
   code page, when they may not even know what a code page is?   
      
   And... in CP850 can I still draw a single line box, or does that code    
   page only support double line box? (would post a visual but this NNTP    
   client does not like those characters).   
      
   Thank you (anyone) for insight on CP <-> UTF8 feedback!   
   Ozz   
      
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