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MSGID: 2:5023/24.4222 66ea6922
CHRS: CP866 2
TZUTC: 0400
TID: hpt/w64-mvcdll 1.9 2024-03-02
Hi Anton,

Tue 17 Sep 2024 at 22:29, you wrote to me:

 >>> What is the default encoding of a Russian FidoNet message, the one
 >>> assmed in default of a CHRS cludge? Is it koi8-r or 866?
 >> It's set to 866 in its "native" software.
 >> If you're using an NNTP client under Linux it should be KOI8-R.
 AS> How can it be determined by the OS and protocol? I thought the
 AS> required encoding depended on the settings of the NNTP gateway...

You're correct, it doesn't depend on the user's OS. I just saw that you were
using tin to post the message.

 >> For tin, add/edit the line in tinrc as follows:
 >> mm_network_charset=koi8-r
 AS> Thank you.  This options lets me read Russian Fidonet echoes on this
 AS> server, but I still cannot post.  Although I made sure my editor (Vim)
 AS> saves the files in koi8-r (set fenc=koi8-r), Tin warns me that I am
 AS> posting in UTF-8 and replaces the Russian characters with question
 AS> marks...

Weird, I don't remember having those issues with vim/tin and charset
(mis)conversion. I didn't modify vim's config for koi8-r either. Btw, I also
have this line in tinrc:

post_mime_encoding=base64

Not sure if this is the reason but you could try.


... End of message, Anton. Confused? Me too! :-)
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