I get strange characters when using an NNTP client… what is wrong?
To support languages from around the world, EssentialsCafe is making sure that everything anyone writes with the web interface is in the universal character encoding standard called Unicode (UTF-8). NNTP clients assume that the server on the other end is actually using another (older) way of encoding characters, usually a derivative of ASCII 7 bit (plain English is supported there). The problem starts when you need more than 128 characters to cover a language. Follow the detailed instructions on how to configure NNTP access to EssentialsCafe, and especially the step about Extended characters support.
To support languages from around the world, PainterFactory.com is making sure that everything anyone writes with the web interface is in the universal character encoding standard called Unicode (UTF-8). NNTP clients assume that the server on the other end is actually using another (older) way of encoding characters, usually a derivative of ASCII 7 bit (plain English is supported there). The problem starts when you need more than 128 characters to cover a language. Follow the detailed instructions on how to configure NNTP access to PainterFactory.com, and especially the step about Extended characters support.
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