Subj : Re: OT: Default encoding in Russian FidoNet To : Gleb Hlebov From : Anton Shepelev Date : Tue Sep 17 2024 22:29:26 Gale Hlebov <4222@24.5023.2> wrote: > 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. How can it be determined by the OS and protocol? I thought the required encoding depended on the settings of the NNTP gateway... > For tin, add/edit the line in tinrc as follows: > > mm_network_charset=koi8-r Thank you. This options lets me read Russian Fidonet echoes on this server, but I still cannot post. Although I made sure my editor (Vim) saves the files in koi8-r (set fenc=koi8-r), Tin warns me that I am posting in UTF-8 and replaces the Russian characters with question marks... --- * Origin: nntp://news.fidonet.fi (2:221/6.0) .