Hello Björn,

On Monday December 03 2018 12:20, you wrote to me:

 MvdV>> FTS-5003 covers the use of non ASCII characters. I say that
 MvdV>> supercedes the ban on 8 bit characters.

 BF> Yes indeed, and EP1 should of course be updated accordingly.

Earlier today I was rudely reminded that time is our most precious commodity as
 it is finite and irreplaceable.

 BF> But we all know what happens when RCs are involved?

What I know is that I will not invest any more time and energy in cat herding
exersizes.

 BF> Maybe take it to ENET.SYSOP and ratify a new version -- just called
 BF> ECHOPOL for instance? Then at least the vast majority of the Fidonet
 BF> sysops can ratify it. Other zones are welcome to follow at will.  8-)

You are welcome to try, but I have better things to do.

It will take a miracle to reach an agreement and even if we ever do, such a
policy will be impossible to enforce.

Sorry, I am not playing.

Cheers, Michiel

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