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   Message 129 of 382   
   Rob Swindell to Michiel van der Vlist   
   codepage   
   02 Mar 23 17:02:48   
   
   TZUTC: -0800   
   MSGID: 327.fidoutf8@1:103/705 28667e7f   
   REPLY: 2:280/5555.1 63fcba51   
   PID: Synchronet 3.20a-Win32 master/663372080 Mar  2 2023 MSC 1929   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.20-Linux master/0edce2af4 Feb 28 2023 GCC 12.2.0   
   COLS: 80   
   BBSID: VERT   
   CHRS: CP437 2   
   NOTE: FSEditor.js v1.104   
     Re: codepage   
     By: Michiel van der Vlist to Rob Swindell on Mon Feb 27 2023 03:12 pm   
      
    > Hello Rob,   
    >   
    > On Sunday February 26 2023 22:11, you wrote to me:   
    >   
    >  >> > But oddly enough Synchronat BBS anwers in CP437 when quote replying   
    >  >> to an UTF-8 encoded > message...  And this reply is being written using   
    >  >> a UTF-8 terminal.   
    >   
    >  RS> And this reply is being written using a UTF-8 terminal with some   
    >  RS> actual non-ASCII characters:   
    >   
    > All three of your messages have non-ASCCI charcters. They all have the   
    > degree character 'ø' in the sign off, or whatver you call it. In the last   
    > message it is also present in the message test before the "--" (two dashes).   
      
   Ah, true. But in the message I posted using a UTF-8 terminal, that would have   
   been a UTF-8 encoded "degree" symbol instead of a CP437-encoded one (as would   
   have been in the other messages, including this one).   
      
    >  RS> Norco, CA WX: 42.0øF, 79.0% humidity, 0 mph NE wind, 0.15 inches   
    >  RS> rain/24hrs   
    >   
    > Considering that the CHRS kludge applies to the entire message, I think it   
    > is more logical to look at the entire message including header, footer en   
    > origin lines to determine the encoding.   
      
   Synchronet does exactly that.   
   --    
                                               digital man (rob)   
      
   This Is Spinal Tap quote #15:   
   Review on "Shark Sandwich", merely a two word review: "Shit Sandwich".   
   Norco, CA WX: 56.8øF, 59.0% humidity, 7 mph SSE wind, 0.02 inches rain/24hrs   
   --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux   
    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)   
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