Subj : Are QWK packets still the way?
To   : August Abolins
From : Maurice Kinal
Date : Fri Dec 26 2025 02:07 am

Hey August!

> Just keep in mind that more than 12 penguins is not compatible with
> quoting. ;)

Yep.  The below 100% legitimate penguin matrix fits perfectly in a msg but will 
indeed screw up any attempt to properly quote back given the additional 
characters added by any quote method currently being deployed by fidonet 
msg-ing types.  What a shame.

>  MK> -o    o-   o-   o-  -o    o-  -o   -o   -o    o-   o-   o-
>  MK>  (\  /)   /)   /)    (\  /)    (\   (\   (\  /)   /)   /)
>  MK>  ^^  ^^   ^^   ^^    ^^  ^^    ^^   ^^   ^^  ^^   ^^   ^^

> 12.  Those "fit" OK.

Twice over now.  I see it could easily go thrice.

Life is good,
Maurice

 o-   o-  -o   -o   -o   -o    o-   o-  -o   -o   -o   -o   -o    o-   o-   o-
/)   /)    (\   (\   (\   (\  /)   /)    (\   (\   (\   (\   (\  /)   /)   /)
^^   ^^    ^^   ^^   ^^   ^^  ^^   ^^    ^^   ^^   ^^   ^^   ^^  ^^   ^^   ^^
.... Fidonet 4K - Sweet Sixteen Penguins of the Apocalypse.
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