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    From Accession@VERT/PHARCYDE to fusion on Friday, January 30, 2026 18:58:40
    Hey Fusion!

    On Fri, Jan 30 2026 13:18:00 -0600, you wrote:

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

    They are autoposted from tldr.com or something, I think.

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

    It is definitely handled properly. Not only by Synchronet, but most NNTP clients, also. I'm guessing since you can't actually post a UTF-8 message with Mystic, that mystic doesn't support displaying UTF-8 properly, either.

    While UTF-8 support was started in Mystic, I'm not sure it ever made it to the message bases (they still force CP437, I believe)..

    Regards,
    Nick

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  • From fusion@VERT/CFBBS to Accession on Friday, January 30, 2026 22:26:00
    On 30 Jan 2026, Accession said the following...

    It is definitely handled properly. Not only by Synchronet, but most NNTP

    no, it's not. not for him. why inject Synchronet and some NNTP clients into it? that's like me telling you my car runs fine when yours is overheating.

    clients, also. I'm guessing since you can't actually post a UTF-8
    message with Mystic, that mystic doesn't support displaying UTF-8 properly, either.

    yes, see, you understand what i said, you just wanted to talk about something else first.

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