Subj : OT: Default encoding in Russian FidoNet
To   : Gleb Hlebov
From : Alexander Koryagin
Date : Tue Sep 17 2024 09:40:44


Hi, Gleb Hlebov!
I read your message from 17.09.2024 06:18


 AS>>>> What is the default encoding of a Russian FidoNet message, the
 AS>>>> one assmed in default of a CHRS cludge? Is it koi8-r or 866?
 GH>>> It's set to 866 in its "native" software. If you're using an NNTP
 GH>>> client under Linux it should be KOI8-R.
 AK>> Modern and even not very modern NNTP clients can also be tuned for
 AK>> UTF-8. In this case you must use a FIDO gate with UTF-8 support,
 AK>> like this for instance, which I use for many years (Thunderbird
 AK>> mail client): news.dewy.ru

 GH> Sure, but utf-8 makes little sense as long as Russian Fidonet is
 GH> stuck with cp866. And it's fine this way. :-)

Everything is OK with cp866 at news.dewy.ru. If I send my UTF-8 message (using any version Thunderbird) to this gate it gates it to FIDONET in cp866. And vice versa.

Bye, Gleb!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2024

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