Subj : =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_SpaceX_merger_=C2=BF=2C_O?=
To   : fusion
From : Accession
Date : Fri Jan 30 2026 06:58 pm

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

.... Sarcasm, because beating people up is illegal.
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