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   TZUTC: 0400   
   TID: hpt/w64-mvcdll 1.9 2024-03-02   
   Hi Anton,   
      
   Tue 17 Sep 2024 at 22:29, you wrote to me:   
      
    >>> What is the default encoding of a Russian FidoNet message, the one   
    >>> assmed in default of a CHRS cludge? Is it koi8-r or 866?   
    >> It's set to 866 in its "native" software.   
    >> If you're using an NNTP client under Linux it should be KOI8-R.   
    AS> How can it be determined by the OS and protocol? I thought the   
    AS> required encoding depended on the settings of the NNTP gateway...   
      
   You're correct, it doesn't depend on the user's OS. I just saw that you were   
   using tin to post the message.   
      
    >> For tin, add/edit the line in tinrc as follows:   
    >> mm_network_charset=koi8-r   
    AS> Thank you.  This options lets me read Russian Fidonet echoes on this   
    AS> server, but I still cannot post.  Although I made sure my editor (Vim)   
    AS> saves the files in koi8-r (set fenc=koi8-r), Tin warns me that I am   
    AS> posting in UTF-8 and replaces the Russian characters with question   
    AS> marks...   
      
   Weird, I don't remember having those issues with vim/tin and charset   
   (mis)conversion. I didn't modify vim's config for koi8-r either. Btw, I also   
   have this line in tinrc:   
      
   post_mime_encoding=base64   
      
   Not sure if this is the reason but you could try.   
      
      
   ... End of message, Anton. Confused? Me too! :-)   
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