Re: Processing nodelists with UTF?   
     By: Björn Felten to Nicholas Boel on Wed Jan 18 2012 06:14 pm   
      
    >  NB> We should see if they'll take on that task.   
      
    >    At least I have done so. Long before it was evident that MAKENL was not Y   
    > compliant I used DEBUG to patch it:   
      
    > http://felten.yi.org/FILES/BBS/MKNL_Y2K.ZIP   
      
   Grabbing it as I reply. Unless I already have/use some crazy updated one   
   already, but I doubt it.    
      
    >    Not only did I correct all the Y2K related bugs, but I also removed all t   
    > character checking code. If you take a look at the present nodelist at 2:203   
    > you will se a permanent test, showing how far the extended ASCII will    
    > propagate. For now it's not made it from my region segment to Wards zone    
    > segment, but I'm still hoping it will eventually make it.   
      
   Is this because Ward isn't compatible with your revised segment? or is it just   
   not ready yet?   
      
    >    After that, I managed to pick up an obscure, German project, with reverse   
    > engineering of MakeNl, providing the C code for the program. I managed to sh   
    > out some serious bugs from this C code, and also made make files for the mos   
    > popular platforms -- including one for the Amiga! :)   
      
   So apparantly this is an issue that's been wanting change by some for quite   
   some time now. As you've already put quite a bit of work into it.   
      
    >    As usual, some Z1 people immediately tried to take over the entire projec   
    > and eventually I got tired of their power games and left the project.   
      
   Some people just don't like to change things, even if it is for the better of   
   the community as a whole. It's unfortunate, but hopefully if Janis and RJ get   
   on board, others will follow suit. I'm all for Fidonet being updated to today's   
   standards, and tomorrow's as well!   
      
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