William Safire

[Paul B. Gallagher]

I wrote:

> ...
>
> However, if even a well-formed Unicode message passes through another
> program -- as for example when you post to a listserv -- things can
> get a little hairy (just a little). The current version, listserv
> 1.8d, still garbles lower-case hard sign and upper-case R in
> Cyrillic, as well as lower-case a-grave, as you can see below:
>
> А Б В Г Д Е Ж З И Й К Л М Н О П Р С Т У Ф Х Ц Ч Ш Щ Ъ Ы Ь Э Ю Я
> а б в г д е ж з и й к л м н о п р с т у ф х ц ч ш щ ъ ы ь э ю я
>
> À Á Â Ã Ä Å Æ Ç È É Ê Ë Ì Í Î Ï Ð Ñ Ò Ó Ô Õ Ö × Ø Ù Ú Û Ü Ý Þ ß
> à á â ã ä å æ ç è é ê ë ì í î ï ð ñ ò ó ô õ ö ÷ ø ù ú û ü ý þ ÿ

Well, that was a pleasant surprise. It looks like CUNY has upgraded to a
version that handles these characters perfectly.

Congrats, Alex, and thanks!

--
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com

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