Subj : Re: testing ansi again ;)
To   : bcw142
From : Digital Man
Date : Fri May 14 2021 01:00 pm

  Re: Re: testing ansi again ;)
  By: bcw142 to bcw142 on Wed May 12 2021 01:17 pm

 > What that email proves is it takes ESC sequences to trigger the [ANSI] on
 > the start of the Subject line in mystic. The first one I tried had ANSI
 > blocks but no ESC sequences. The Dreamlamd BBS Ad had both so it showed the
 > [ANSI].
 >
 > So that's what it requires ESC sequences. Blocks or single characters, even
 > block ANSI characters don't trigger the [ANSI] at the start of the Subject
 > line, only ESC sequences.

I think you're confusing CP437 characters with ANSI:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_page_437

ANSI escape sequences provide the attributes (e.g. brightness and color) and cursor positioning. The characters (glyphs) themselves are usually either US-ASCII or CP437.
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