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Hello Maurice!

 AA>> So.. you're implying that utf8 should be baked into fidonet?

 MK> It already is.  Has been for over a decade now.

What I meant was should it be "the" standard in character  
support in fidonet products?

There is nothing stopping anyone setting up an exclusive/pure  
utf8-based ftn-based network.


 AA>> so.. what's the urgency for utf8?

 MK> No urgency other than being first and best, which
 MK> undoubtably I am ... or at least I used to be.  I had it
 MK> working before it became part of fts-5003.001.

I do believe that the ftsc-gods need to see sufficient evidence  
of any new tech in use *before* it is given recognition with an  
fts document  ;)   ..so, you *had* to have it working before it  
became part of fts-5003.001.   :D


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