Subj : Re: OT: Default encoding in Russian FidoNet
To   : Anton Shepelev
From : Gleb Hlebov
Date : Mon Sep 16 2024 08:42:06

Hi Anton,

16.09.2024 5:19:16, Anton Shepelev
<Anton.Shepelev@p0.f6.n221.z2.fidonet.org> wrote:

> I ask this question here simply because on this machine I cannot read
> or write Russian-language FidoNet articles (yet). What is the default
> encoding of a Russian FidoNet message, the one assmed in default of a
> CHRS cludge? Is it koi8-r or 866?

It's set to 866 in its "native" software.
If you're using an NNTP client under Linux it should be KOI8-R. 

For tin, add/edit the line in tinrc as follows:

mm_network_charset=koi8-r


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