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  • Re: SpaceX merger ¨, O

    From fusion@VERT/CFBBS to finglonger on Fri Jan 30 19:18:00 2026
    On 30 Jan 2026, finglonger said the following...

    Do these TLDR messages look like garbage to anyone else? I just get a wall of text.

    i used to think they were spam but i think DM said he posts them.

    i suspect the "garbage" is just utf-8 characters that aren't handled properly.. would be nice if those were stripped out instead

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    * Origin: cold fusion - cfbbs.net - grand rapids, mi
  • From fusion@VERT/CFBBS to fusion on Fri Jan 30 19:19:00 2026
    On 30 Jan 2026, fusion said the following...

    i suspect the "garbage" is just utf-8 characters that aren't handled properly.. would be nice if those were stripped out instead

    ok nevermind i just saw the mountain of css and html stuff.. wtf? :)

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/25 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: cold fusion - cfbbs.net - grand rapids, mi
  • From Accession@VERT/PHARCYDE to fusion on Fri Jan 30 18:58:40 2026
    Hey Fusion!

    On Fri, Jan 30 2026 13:18:00 -0600, you wrote:

    i used to think they were spam but i think DM said he posts them.

    They are autoposted from tldr.com or something, I think.

    i suspect the "garbage" is just utf-8 characters that aren't handled properly.. would be nice if those were stripped out instead

    It is definitely handled properly. Not only by Synchronet, but most NNTP clients, also. I'm guessing since you can't actually post a UTF-8 message with Mystic, that mystic doesn't support displaying UTF-8 properly, either.

    While UTF-8 support was started in Mystic, I'm not sure it ever made it to the message bases (they still force CP437, I believe)..

    Regards,
    Nick

    ... Sarcasm, because beating people up is illegal.
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  • From finglonger@VERT/SILENT to fusion on Fri Jan 30 18:07:00 2026
    On 30 Jan 2026, fusion said the following...

    i suspect the "garbage" is just utf-8 characters that aren't handled properly.. would be nice if those were stripped out instead

    ok nevermind i just saw the mountain of css and html stuff.. wtf? :)

    lol yeah. not a big deal. I suspect it's something to do with Mystic and QWK. Most things look fine but sometimes not...

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  • From fusion@VERT/CFBBS to Accession on Fri Jan 30 22:26:00 2026
    On 30 Jan 2026, Accession said the following...

    It is definitely handled properly. Not only by Synchronet, but most NNTP

    no, it's not. not for him. why inject Synchronet and some NNTP clients into it? that's like me telling you my car runs fine when yours is overheating.

    clients, also. I'm guessing since you can't actually post a UTF-8
    message with Mystic, that mystic doesn't support displaying UTF-8 properly, either.

    yes, see, you understand what i said, you just wanted to talk about something else first.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/25 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: cold fusion - cfbbs.net - grand rapids, mi
  • From fusion@VERT/CFBBS to Digital Man on Sat Jan 31 22:04:00 2026
    On 31 Jan 2026, Digital Man said the following...

    Re: Re: SpaceX merger ¨, O
    By: finglonger to TLDR on Fri Jan 30 2026 11:11 am

    Do these TLDR messages look like garbage to anyone else? I just get a of text.

    This should be 'fixed' in QWK packets you can from [sic] vert/dove.synchro.net from this point forward. Please let me know
    you see [dafuq :D] (presumably on Mystic). --

    i appreciate how generous you are with your time :)

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/25 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: cold fusion - cfbbs.net - grand rapids, mi