Subj : JamNNTPd and UTF-8
To   : Carlos Navarro
From : Nicholas Boel
Date : Sun Feb 25 2024 09:14:10

On Sun, 25 Feb 2024 18:25:08 +0100, Carlos Navarro -> Benny Pedersen wrote:

 CN> You're right about JamNNTPd not supporting multibyte. It wraps lines at 79
 CN> bytes, not at 79 chars. Therefore those that have UTF-8 chars (2 or more
 CN> bytes) become shorter when wrapped. The more UTF-8 chars a line has, the
 CN> shorter.

 CN> This is noticeable in readers that don't support flowed text (most NNTP
 CN> clients).

 CN> ASCII:
 CN> aeiou aeiou aeiou aeiou aeiou aeiou aeiou aeiou aeiou aeiou aeiou aeiou
 CN> aeiou aeiou

 CN> UTF-8:
 CN> áéíóú áéíóú áéíóú áéíóú áéíóú áéíóú áéíóú áéíóú áéíóú áéíóú áéíóú áéíóú
 CN> áéíóú áéíóú

This looked fine in Thunderbird, and if quoted correctly when it gets back to you, should have both of them wrapped at the same point also.

Regards,
Nick

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