Hi, Bj”rn Felten!
I read your message from 12.07.2017 12:41

  ak>> My NNTP server provides me
  BF>
  BF>     There's your problem. Try to upgrade to a properly FTN
  BF> programmed NNTP server rather than one from the last century
  BF> and you'll see a huge difference.      As I said, feel free to
  BF> test the one in my origin. It's free and you can use it
  BF> anonymously (in read only mode of course).

But do many people have FTN fido software which doesn't support UTF8? 
Golded, for instance.

Bye, Bj”rn!
Alexander Koryagin
fido7.fidonews 2017

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