From: nospam.g00r00@f215.n129.z1.fidonet.org   
      
    SB> From this McNoob's point of view, it seems like Synchro and Mystic aren't   
    SB> agreeing on which format to communicate with...   
      
   I do have a solution for that, but I think there always is going to be some   
   issue with various codepages and UTF8 only because they cannot always convert   
   between each other.   
      
   For example a UTF8 message using cyrillic cannot convert almost any ASCII   
   codepage other than couple that are specifically designed for it.  So when you   
   are in say a US DOS codepage and there is cyrillic you can't do much about it.   
      
   I do have some better translations in the pipeline but at the end of the day   
   you just end up with a ? ASCII instead of a UTF8 cyrillic when it cannot   
   convert.   
      
   I don't think its an issue with compatibility between Synchronet and Mystic per   
   se, although there is a lot of work to be done there by just about everything   
   in the FidoNet space especially those of us centric to CP437/850.   
      
   Like I said, I have some working proofs here but I want a good stable release   
   before I start messing with the display engine since that can totally fubar a   
   BBS if its buggy.  I've also considering just spinning off a 1.50 release and   
   keeping 1.12 for fixes and minor features.   
      
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