Re: Processing nodelists with UTF?   
     By: Janis Kracht to Nicholas Boel on Tue Jan 17 2012 09:22 pm   
      
    > > Did this. I threw an alt-154 into a random name and ran a process. The out   
    > >was the same. I got a ?? in place of it. This can only be concluded that ma   
    > > needs to be updated to support utf-8 and/or high ascii, is all. Though tha   
    > > only one step, as in that's just the nodelist.   
      
    > That's right.   
      
   So basically, we would need someone to take on the challenge of updating makenl   
   to support high ascii and/or UTF-8. With Michiel and Bjorn being the ones   
   asking for it (as well as both of them being respective coders, correct?) We   
   should see if they'll take on that task. If they do it, I wouldn't argue with   
   doing what I have to do to update. As long as it isn't something directly   
   related to Synchronet.. but if I'm seeing these characters here with no   
   problem, unless I receive them through echomail jumbled up, maybe Synchronet   
   supports it already.   
      
    > I expect that will always be the case in Fidonet.  Especially when we get fo   
    > dusting off their systems and coming back.. they may not want to use somethi   
    > alien to them... their choice.   
      
   Of course. And as long as backwards compatibility is kept and maintained, there   
   should be no problem there, except for those very people mentioning that   
   characters aren't showing up on their screen properly. :)   
      
    > Now, while Kim Heino for example has been absolutely great about updating BB   
    > I certainly would understand if for whatever reason he decides that this is    
    > something he wants to do.   
      
   Of course. Just as well as any developer of current BBS softwares these days.   
      
    > ISO Latin-1    8bit, used in most InterNet systems  (default)   
    > IBM PC         8bit, used in most BBS systems   
    > Finnish        7bit, used in some BBS in Finland   
    > Norwegian      7bit, used in some BBS in Norway   
    > UK             7bit, no national charset conversion   
    > MAC            8bit, used by MAC computers   
      
    > I'm using ISO for incoming and outgoing. Maybe it wouldn't be hard for him t   
    > add UTF-8, I have no idea.   
      
   I would be willing to guess that if he put that much time into supporting what   
   he has, he'd be willing to do this as well.   
      
    > They don't look very good here.   
      
   That could very well be the fact that even though BBBS supports 6 different   
   charsets, it doesn't support UTF-8. And you being the zone coordinator, if the   
   issue is fixed there, for the most part those of us that do support it wouldn't   
   have to do a damn thing since we all trickle down the line.   
      
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