Subj : Telegram uses utf-8. In Fido I use cp866. So tg_BBS use cp866 as
To   : Tommi Koivula
From : Stas Mishchenkov
Date : Thu Jul 15 2021 19:02:16

Hi, Tommi!

12 июл 21 17:55, Tommi Koivula -> Brother Rabbit:

 TK>>> I wonder what is the native charset in telegram.. most likely utf-8.
 TK>>> Tg->fido seems to use CP866 all the time. No problems with english
 TK>>> 7bit
 TK>>> only. But pound sign is not 7bit. (?????????)..
 BR>>
 BR>> Telegram uses utf-8. In Fido I use cp866. So tg_BBS use cp866 as default
 BR>> if no other defined in @CHRS from Fido.

 TK> But the direction from TG to Fido.. If UTF-8 is the native charset there,
 TK> why not use it at least in non-russian echos?

I think it is a wise decision to use UTP-8 only in those echo conferences where it is explicitly allowed. In other cases, I consider it necessary to use eight bit encodings for backward compatibility.

Have nice nights.
       Stas Mishchenkov.

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