Subj : Merry Christmas
To   : Maurice Kinal
From : Nicholas Boel
Date : Sat Dec 24 2016 09:12:16

Hello Maurice,

On Sat, 24 Dec 2016 11:55:10 GMT, Maurice Kinal -> Nicholas Boel wrote:

 NB>> using putty to access my NNTP server

 MK> On a linux box?  I see from the source that it requires a gui, uses gtk
 MK> as a dependency, so it isn't a true hardcore console based terminal
 MK> application which explains why you can see Chinese characters displayed.
 MK> putty emulates an xterm on linux from my understanding of it as opposed
 MK> to the linux terminal sans xorg which is what I am currently using.

No. I'm running Putty on my gaming computer that runs Windows 10. I ssh to my RasPi3 where the NNTP client and server reside and run slrn which then connects to the NNTP server to read messages, and executes vim to write/reply to them. Works great and I can read and write anything I want to in regards to UTF-8 now, without hardcore console limitations!

 MK> .. Meotud ana wat hwær se cwealm cymeþ, þe heonon of cyþþe gewiteþ.
 MK>      Only God knows where plague goes when it departs from a place.

As long as it doesn't show up here, I don't need to know. :)

Regards,
Nick

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