Hallo Benny!

 BP> msged is opensource, please add unicode solution to it 

Yes it is but it is tied in to other sources/dependencies that would also
require fixing.  Also I don't believe that 8-bit has been properly addressed
nevermind multibyte.  Same with golded.  However vim already can handle it all
which makes it perfect as a base editor just like offline packages do, such as
QWK and Bluewave except without needing the non-FTN formats.  At the moment I
am using a format not too far removed from fidonet's packed MSG format except
without the binary data which just gets in the way and has absolutely no
practical purpose.  Bottomline is that it already works and doesn't require any
 hacking.

 BP> i got a new cat.... )

I still have the same one;

-={ '<Esc>:read !cat --version' starts }=-
cat (GNU coreutils) 8.29
Copyright (C) 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.
-={ '<Esc>:read !cat --version' ends }=-

Works like a charm.

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

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