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echo: fidotest
to: MICHIEL VAN DER VLIST
from: GUNTER SANDNER
date: 2020-08-25 20:37:00
subject: charset kludge

Hallo Michiel!

 GS>> this software (OpenXP 5.0.45) works with CP437 only.
 GS>> At least in Fido network.

 MvdV> Hmmm... That I consider a serious shortcoming. If it can't do at
 MvdV> least CP866, it will not be usable by the majority of Fidonet
 MvdV> participants...

Kyrillic ???
Sorry, no way...

The software architecture just doesn't provide that.


Ciao
Gunter

--- OpenXP 5.0.45
* Origin: Test-Origin (2:310/31.2)

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