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  • Re: SpaceX merger ¨, O

    From finglonger@VERT/SILENT to TLDR on Fri Jan 30 11:11:00 2026
    Do these TLDR messages look like garbage to anyone else? I just get a wall of text.

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  • From Mortar@VERT/EOTLBBS to finglonger on Fri Jan 30 15:03:14 2026
    Re: Re: SpaceX merger ¨, O
    By: finglonger to TLDR on Fri Jan 30 2026 11:11:00

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

    Looks OK at my end.

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  • 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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  • 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? :)

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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 Digital Man@VERT to finglonger on Fri Jan 30 20:16:14 2026
    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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  • From Accession@VERT/PHARCYDE to Digital Man on Sat Jan 31 08:03:39 2026
    Hey Digital!

    On Fri, Jan 30 2026 22:16:14 -0600, you wrote:

    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=


    This too. I keep forgetting about MIME for some reason.

    Is there currently an option when modifying QWK setting on a hub to strip MIME?

    I honestly don't know, which is why I'm asking. I also don't need it, but if it would make things look better in Mystic (or other BBS software that may have QWK networking now), would that be doable as a feature request?

    Regards,
    Nick

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