Subj : Re: Is Synchronet UTF8 Ready?
To   : Konstantin Kuzov
From : Maurice Kinal
Date : Tue Feb 28 2017 14:19:00

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Hey Konstantin!

 KK> Are you don't like currently used standard with "level" legacy?

My software doesn't require it.  I don't see a need or use for it although I think I might 'understand' the original idea for it.  I doubt anyone, other than maybe the original author, actually uses it.

 KK> convince majority of fidonet users to switch

I don't need to.  The real world will take care of it much better than I can.  I'd suggest that it already has.

 KK> Final result with WINDOWS-1258 you can see there

That doesn't look any worse than other crippleware I've seen out there being deployed in Fidonet.  Anyhow the good stuff, such as 'file', shows it as UTF-8 which indeed it was.  Same with this reply which is from the software I regularly use, including with Fidonet.

Life is good,
Maurice

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