MvdV> I noticed that as well. Our estimed Fidonews editor has patched the
 MvdV> software to accept non-ASCII characters but he has neglected to specify
 MvdV> the encoding for submitted articles, From what I gleen the article was
 MvdV> submitted using CP1252 Aka Centraal-Europees Windows. The articles are
 MvdV> published with a "CHRS 850 2" kludge.

 MvdV> That's where it goes wrong.

   Oh, BTW, your analysis is totally wrong.

   There are two programs involved here. The first is MAKENEWS.EXE that I
indeed patched even before I became editor -- in October 2001 to be exact. This
is the program that produces the actual Fidonews. For obvious reasons there are
no kludges involved here, and neither are there any in the pure text files of
the submitted articles.

   The second program is the NEWSPREP program that posts the Fidonews in this
and another related echo. I don't have to patch it, because I have the source
code. And I did make a change in it a decade or so ago, to go for "CHRS 850 2".
It was on your request, so that your copyright symbol would show properly...




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