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   Hello Maurice!   
      
    AA>> So.. you're implying that utf8 should be baked into fidonet?   
      
    MK> It already is.  Has been for over a decade now.   
      
   What I meant was should it be "the" standard in character     
   support in fidonet products?   
      
   There is nothing stopping anyone setting up an exclusive/pure     
   utf8-based ftn-based network.   
      
      
    AA>> so.. what's the urgency for utf8?   
      
    MK> No urgency other than being first and best, which   
    MK> undoubtably I am ... or at least I used to be.  I had it   
    MK> working before it became part of fts-5003.001.   
      
   I do believe that the ftsc-gods need to see sufficient evidence     
   of any new tech in use *before* it is given recognition with an     
   fts document  ;)   ..so, you *had* to have it working before it     
   became part of fts-5003.001.   :D   
      
      
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