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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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? :)

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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

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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.

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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 wall of text.

If you're seeing something like the following, that means your message reader (and/or BBS software) doesn't support MIME:

--HEQT47yB
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

SpaceX may potentially merge with Tesla and xAI. Some investors are
pushi=
ng the idea, saying it could attract sizable
interest=C2=A0=E2=80=8C= =C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=
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Breaking Bad quote #32:
Don't think so hard it's gonna hurt your brain! - Hank Schrader
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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 wall of text.

This should be 'fixed' in QWK packets you can from vert/dove.synchro.net from this point forward. Please let me know you see (presumably on Mystic).
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digital man (rob)

Rush quote #18:
Leave out condition, courageous convictions will drag the dream into existence Norco, CA WX: 74.2øF, 24.0% humidity, 2 mph SSE wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs ---
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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 :)

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On 31 Jan 2026, Digital Man said the following...

Re: Re: SpaceX merger ¨, O By: finglonger to TLDR on Fri Jan 30 2026
am > Do these TLDR messages look like garbage to anyone else? I just get l > of text.This should be 'fixed' in QWK packets you can from vert/dove.s .net from this point forward. Please let me know you see (presumably on My -- digital man (rob)Rush quote eave out condition, courageous convictions will drag the dream into existe co, CA WX: 74.2øF, 24.0% humidity, 2 mph SSE wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs ­ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synch

ok, I'll keep an eye out. thx.

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