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   Message 10,759 of 11,842   
   Shaun Buzza to All   
   Re: UTF-8 Characters   
   03 Apr 22 19:24:35   
   
   From: nospam.Shaun.Buzza@f110.n229.z1.fidonet.org   
      
    g0>  SB> Um.../fidopoll vs ./mis poll? I'm still fairly certain that this was   
    g0>  SB> biggest problem.   
    g0>   
    g0> I figured this might be what you struggled with.  I could have done   
    g0> better.   
      
   Very correct, sir.   
      
    g0> MIS POLL was introduced during A45. I believe I gave people 2-3 years to   
    g0> stop using fidopoll before I removed it entirely. Its mentioned in A45   
    g0> prealpha and A46 release notes to stop using fidopoll because it will   
    g0> vanish eventually.   
      
   Except for one problem: not every Mystic SysOp has been a SysOp for 2 or 3   
   years, sir!   
      
    g0> I mentioned in A47 that it was gone but it was an oversight of mine not   
    g0> to mention something like "If you are still using fidopoll you need to   
    g0> go replace 'fidopoll' with 'mis poll' in your scripts or event   
    g0> commands...   
      
   Absolutely, you did mention this! And everyone who supports Mystic has done the   
   same.   
      
   Again, I'm not being combative, when I say, 'You didn't mention the 'Interval'   
   change!'   
      
    g0> I didn't stop and think that people who just joined Mystic in A46 would   
    g0> probably not have seen the warnings to stop using it.  I don't think its   
    g0> a problem with the upgrade process as much as it was a (hopefully)   
    g0> one-time mistake in my patch notes.  I am sure I'll screw those up again   
    g0> though :)   
      
   You really need to stop and think about us McNoobs, then.   
      
   I fully agree, this may be just a problem with a46 vs a47! But it's still a   
   problem that this McNoob is trying to help others understand.   
      
   Please, sir g00r00! Teach me! I can only share what you share!   
      
   McDoob   
   SysOp, PiBBS   
   pibbs.sytes.net   
      
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