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   Richard Kettlewell to bad sector   
   Re: web page software (or rather garbage   
   23 Jan 25 12:30:51   
   
   From: invalid@invalid.invalid   
      
   bad sector  writes:   
   > I try to include quotes (") in a text uploaded to a web page hosting   
   > server but only the operator can do the upload. What I give the   
   > operator is a plain-text file made with kate or nedit but every quote   
   > ends up being a fucking « or a ». Is there any way I can fool that   
   > (non) system to produce quotation marks? Anyone know what software   
   > exactly is the source of this (non) programming puke?   
      
   Perhaps you should ask the operator what they are using; or more   
   directly, to please stop modifying your uploads.   
      
   Alternatively migrate to a hosting service that doesn’t need an   
   intermediary to access.   
      
   > Is this covered in web standards that the operator/owner/codepuncher   
   > should comply with?   
      
   « and » are used as quotation marks in some countries; it sounds like   
   something in your operator’s workflow is applying “smart quotes” logic   
   inappropriately.   
      
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