Hallo mark!

 ml> there were also ^A codes as well as ANSI codes...

Those survived and I wasn't sure they were in your original as such.  I didn't
count them but there are quite a few of them as well as \r's from hell.

 ml> i see ANSI graphics posted in one or two of the BBS ads echos
 ml> all the time...

Hm.  Maybe I should pick one of those up.  Any recommendations?

 ml> i'll have to try to dig one out...

I'd prefer the St. Patrick's one if available.  I now need closure since you
brought it up.

 ml> that should not be needed with what i do...

Sounds great.  The little I've done with ansi graphics I've made it a point to
follow a similar plan.  In my case it was only to colourize messages on a
console.

 ml> i don't know at this point...

Understood.  Anyhow back when it mattered to me I found rxvt to be the terminal
 of choice in GUI-land.  If I am recalling correctly it was with the -rv and
-ls switches turned on by default.  Same with xterm now that I think about it.

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

... Huil niet om mij, ik heb vi.
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