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|    Martin Foster to August Abolins    |
|    cp437    |
|    11 Jul 20 11:03:00    |
      MSGID: 2:310/31.3@fidonet e6510006       REPLY: 2:221/1.58@fidonet e61ce27f       PID: OpenXP/5.0.45 (Win32)       CHRS: ASCII 1       TZUTC: 0100       Hello August!              *** Saturday 04.07.20 at 08:39, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:               AA>>> @MSGID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet e60cd0fc        AA>>> @PID: OpenXP/5.0.45 (Win32)        AA>>> @CHRS: CP437 2        MF>> ^^^^^^^        AA>>> @TZUTC: -0400        AA>>> Hello Sean!               AA>>> This message should have the former if I include some graphic lines:               MF>> Indeed it does when viewed with GoldED+ but when viewed with OpenXP, the        MF>> CHRS kludge is IBM437:               MF>> === Cut ===        >>> EMP: /FIDO/FIDOTEST        >>> ABS: August Abolins@2:221/1.58        >>> BET: cp437        >>> ROT: 2:310/31!221/1 280/464 310/31        >>> MID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet e60cd0fc        >>> EDA: 20200703014600W-4        >>> LEN: 1115        >>> MAILER: OpenXP/5.0.45 (Win32) / OpenXP 5.0.45        >>> X_C:        >>> X-XP-NTP: 30        >>> F-TO: Sean Dennis        >>> X-XP-Charset: IBM437        MF>> ^^^^^^        MF>> === Cut ===               AA> And this is happening with the SAME message on YOUR system?              Yes.               AA> Then it is CHANGING enroute to you?!! That is very inelegant. :(               AA> Or.. Is this happening with the Linux version, locally?              See below .....              [snip]        MF>> Ummmmmmm, not quite sure what's going on here, it's just as though        MF>> OpenXP has changed CP437 2 back to IBM437, IYSWIM ???????              Yep, that's exactly what's happened because where *incoming* Fido messages        are concerened, I've finally realised that OpenXP uses its own prorietary        kludges. Couple of examples .....               --------- --------       | FTS-5003 | OpenXP |        --------- --------        CHRS --> X-XP-Charset        TZUTC --> EDA               AA> If you think it's OpenXP doing it, is it happening in both Linus and Win        AA> versions?              I'm assuming so but I don't know for sure as I'm no longer using the Linux        version on a daily basis.              Regards,       Martin              --- OpenXP 5.0.45        * Origin: Bitz-Box - Bradford - UK (2:310/31.3)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 18/200 90/1 120/340 601 123/131 154/10 203/0 221/0       SEEN-BY: 226/30 227/114 702 229/101 424 426 664 1014 240/2100 5138       SEEN-BY: 240/5832 5853 249/206 317 400 280/464 5003 288/100 292/854       SEEN-BY: 292/8125 310/31 317/3 320/219 322/757 342/200 396/45 423/120       SEEN-BY: 712/848 770/1 2432/390 2452/250 2454/119       PATH: 310/31 280/464 240/5832 229/426           |
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