Hi Nick!   
      
   >> Currently BBBS has limited import support only, no export. Having full UTF-8   
   >> major work and it's not going to happen.   
      
   So you have your answer as far as bbbs is concerned.   
      
   >Limited import support only. So is it that messages with umlauts come in to yo   
   > just fine? But as soon as you export and/or reply to them, they're gone?   
      
   >> For new software the only sane option is number one, of course.   
      
   >Or, as far as the backwards compatibility part is concerned, is it safe to say   
   >that "limited" support for 2 and 3 isn't feasable? How difficult would that be   
   > since half of it is already there?   
      
   He says it's not going to happen.   
      
   >> Having for example nodelist file in UTF-8 is okay, there's no problem in tha   
   >> Forcing UTF-8 in echo areas is a dead idea for two reasons:   
      
   > Who said anything about forcing the issue?   
      
   I didn't say that. :)   
      
   > I'm pretty sure we mentioned it only being able to be done if there was   
   >backwards compatibility. Did you forget to mention any ideas that were already   
   > discussed to him?   
      
   I asked him it was possible.   
      
   > Again, never said anything about forcing any issues. Backwards compatibility   
      
   Again, neither did I, Nick.   
      
   Take care,   
   Janis   
      
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