Do these TLDR messages look like garbage to anyone else? I just get a wall of text.

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Re: Re: SpaceX merger ¨, O
By: finglonger to TLDR on Fri Jan 30 2026 11:11:00

Do these TLDR messages look like garbage to anyone else? I just get a wall of text.

Looks OK at my end.

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On 30 Jan 2026, finglonger said the following...

Do these TLDR messages look like garbage to anyone else? I just get a wall of text.

i used to think they were spam but i think DM said he posts them.

i suspect the "garbage" is just utf-8 characters that aren't handled properly.. would be nice if those were stripped out instead

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On 30 Jan 2026, fusion said the following...

i suspect the "garbage" is just utf-8 characters that aren't handled properly.. would be nice if those were stripped out instead

ok nevermind i just saw the mountain of css and html stuff.. wtf? :)

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On 30 Jan 2026, fusion said the following...

i suspect the "garbage" is just utf-8 characters that aren't handled properly.. would be nice if those were stripped out instead

ok nevermind i just saw the mountain of css and html stuff.. wtf? :)

lol yeah. not a big deal. I suspect it's something to do with Mystic and QWK. Most things look fine but sometimes not...

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Re: Re: SpaceX merger ¨, O
By: finglonger to TLDR on Fri Jan 30 2026 11:11 am

Do these TLDR messages look like garbage to anyone else? I just get a wall of text.

If you're seeing something like the following, that means your message reader (and/or BBS software) doesn't support MIME:

--HEQT47yB
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

SpaceX may potentially merge with Tesla and xAI. Some investors are
pushi=
ng the idea, saying it could attract sizable
interest=C2=A0=E2=80=8C= =C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=
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Hey Digital!

On Fri, Jan 30 2026 22:16:14 -0600, you wrote:

If you're seeing something like the following, that means your
message reader (and/or BBS software) doesn't support MIME:

--HEQT47yB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer- Encoding: quoted-printable

SpaceX may potentially merge with Tesla and xAI. Some investors are
pushi= ng the idea, saying it could attract sizable
interest=C2=A0=E2=80=8C= =C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=

=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=

This too. I keep forgetting about MIME for some reason.

Is there currently an option when modifying QWK setting on a hub to strip MIME?

I honestly don't know, which is why I'm asking. I also don't need it, but if it would make things look better in Mystic (or other BBS software that may have QWK networking now), would that be doable as a feature request?

Regards,
Nick

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Re: =?UTF-8?B?UmU6IFNwYWNlWCBtZXJnZXIg8J+agCwgTw==?=
By: Accession to Digital Man on Sat Jan 31 2026 08:03 am

Is there currently an option when modifying QWK setting on a hub to strip MIME?

No, but that's doable. Well, not stripping, but pulling out the plain-text part at least.
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Re: Re: SpaceX merger ¨, O
By: finglonger to TLDR on Fri Jan 30 2026 11:11 am

Do these TLDR messages look like garbage to anyone else? I just get a wall of text.

This should be 'fixed' in QWK packets you can from vert/dove.synchro.net from this point forward. Please let me know you see (presumably on Mystic).
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On 31 Jan 2026, Digital Man said the following...

Re: Re: SpaceX merger ¨, O
By: finglonger to TLDR on Fri Jan 30 2026 11:11 am

Do these TLDR messages look like garbage to anyone else? I just get a of text.

This should be 'fixed' in QWK packets you can from [sic] vert/dove.synchro.net from this point forward. Please let me know
you see [dafuq :D] (presumably on Mystic). --

i appreciate how generous you are with your time :)

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On 31 Jan 2026, Digital Man said the following...

Re: Re: SpaceX merger ¨, O By: finglonger to TLDR on Fri Jan 30 2026
am > Do these TLDR messages look like garbage to anyone else? I just get l > of text.This should be 'fixed' in QWK packets you can from vert/dove.s .net from this point forward. Please let me know you see (presumably on My -- digital man (rob)Rush quote eave out condition, courageous convictions will drag the dream into existe co, CA WX: 74.2øF, 24.0% humidity, 2 mph SSE wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs ­ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synch

ok, I'll keep an eye out. thx.

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