Subj : Re: Joe's BBS Trade Wars Ad To : All From : MarcL Date : Fri Apr 05 2024 11:00:04 From: MarcL On 30 Mar 2024 05:04, phigan wrote: >> Would be nice if anyone could read this. USENET can't deal with ANSI graphics >> very well. Just post in plain text or ASCII type art that some programs can >> create. > > To be fair, 'slrn' displayed that extended ASCII fine. It's the ANSI > codes that don't get translated. In your case, that might be a character > issue where your font/character set is missing those characters. Maybe > you're in UTF-8 only and that post was CP437? I'm in CP437 due to > accessing slrn through old terminals and a BBS. > > It's posting to UseNet newsgroups where the problem comes in. People not on a BBS with ANSI available, can't make heads or tails out of what was posted. It's just ASCII gibberish on screen. -- All the best, Marc Lewis SysOp Sursum Corda! BBS 1:396/45 A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2 * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 -Huntsville, AL - USA (1:396/4) .