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    From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Maurice Kinal on Sunday, January 18, 2026 19:30:00
    Hello Maurice!

    If whoever compiled the busybox you currently have, built in utf8 support then this should tell the tale;

    $ echo -e "A M\uf8\uf8se once bit my sister ..."

    H:\temp>
    H:\temp>busybox echo -e "A M\uf8\uf8se once bit my sister ..."
    A M\uf8\uf8se once bit my sister ...

    H:\temp>busybox sh
    H:/temp $ echo -e "A M\uf8\uf8se once bit my sister ..."
    A M\uf8\uf8se once bit my sister ...
    H:/temp $


    You might not be able to read them properly but they *should* output the correct codes if indeed your busybox is up to the task.

    Not sure what I was supposed to see.



    --
    ../|ug

    --- OpenXP 5.0.64
    * Origin: Got Mobile? This echo = https://t.me/+RLI5gLJrHo6IIuzL (2:221/1.58)
  • From Maurice Kinal@2:280/464.113 to August Abolins on Monday, January 19, 2026 01:02:48
    Hej August!

    Not sure what I was supposed to see.

    <Esc>:read !echo -e "A M\uf8\uf8se once bit my sister ..."
    A Møøse once bit my sister ...

    Note the above echo is utf8 friendly. busybox's echo isn't. Tsk, tsk. Shame on whoever compiled the busybox you're using. I'll have to check later if a linux-gnu busybox is the same, not that it matters ... or does it? If it were me I'd be looking to ditch windows. ;-)

    Het leven is goed,
    Maurice

    -o -o o- -o o- o- -o o- -o -o o- o- -o o- o- o-
    (\ (\ /) (\ /) /) (\ /) (\ (\ /) /) (\ /) /) /)
    ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
    ... Lyt monna wearþ lange fægen ðæs ðe he oðerne bewrencþ.
    Few men rejoice long in what they have got by deceiving others.
    --- GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
    * Origin: Little Mikey's EuroPoint @ (2:280/464.113)
  • From Maurice Kinal@1:153/7001 to August Abolins on Monday, January 19, 2026 02:14:53
    Hey August!

    H:\temp>busybox echo -e "A M\uf8\uf8se once bit my sister ..."

    Try this instead;

    echo -e "A M\xf8\xf8se once bit my sister ..." | iconv -f latin1 -t utf8

    I built the same version of busybox on the Europoint and noted that it also isn't uft8 friendly so I don't get to blame stinkin' windows. :::sigh::: What's this world coming to?

    Дуже груви,
    Maurice

    o- o- -o -o -o o- o- -o o- -o -o o-
    /) /) (\ (\ (\ /) /) (\ /) (\ (\ /)
    ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
    ... Swa cystigran hiwan, swa cynnigran gystas.
    The more generous the household, the more noble the guests.
    --- GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
    * Origin: Little Mikey's Brain - Ladysmith BC, Canada (1:153/7001)
  • From Maurice Kinal@2:280/464.113 to Maurice Kinal on Monday, January 19, 2026 03:27:56
    Hej Maurice!

    I built the same version of busybox on the Europoint

    $ ./_install/bin/busybox date -Ins
    2026-01-19T03:31:42,219647248+00:00

    :::evil grin:::

    I'm a bad, bad boy.

    Het leven is goed,
    Maurice

    -o o- o- -o -o o- o- -o -o o- o- o- -o o- o- -o
    (\ /) /) (\ (\ /) /) (\ (\ /) /) /) (\ /) /) (\
    ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
    ... Se ðe ear gifeð and eft oftihð... bysmer he gewyrceð.
    He who gives and takes it back again does a shameful thing.
    --- GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
    * Origin: Little Mikey's EuroPoint @ (2:280/464.113)
  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Maurice Kinal on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 20:36:00
    Hello Maurice Kinal!

    ** On Monday 19.01.26 - 03:27, Maurice Kinal wrote to Maurice Kinal:

    Hej Maurice!

    I built the same version of busybox on the Europoint

    $ ./_install/bin/busybox date -Ins
    2026-01-19T03:31:42,219647248+00:00

    :::evil grin:::

    I'm a bad, bad boy.


    In reply to your netmail, this is the only message I can find
    with "date -ins"

    It didn't seem like you wanted to me to reply in kind, but here it is:

    H:\temp>busybox date -Ins
    2026-01-20T20:25:49,906250000-05:00

    --
    ../|ug

    --- OpenXP 5.0.64
    * Origin: Got Mobile? This echo = https://t.me/+RLI5gLJrHo6IIuzL (2:221/1.58)
  • From Maurice Kinal@2:280/464.113 to August Abolins on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 01:46:53
    Hej August!

    H:\temp>busybox date -Ins
    2026-01-20T20:25:49,906250000-05:00

    Thank you. Definetly a good sign. You've renewed my faith.

    Het leven is goed,
    Maurice

    -o o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- -o o- -o o- -o -o
    (\ /) /) /) /) /) /) /) /) /) (\ /) (\ /) (\ (\
    ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
    ... All'alba vincerò! Vincerò! Vincerò!
    At dawn, I will win! I will win! I will win!
    --- GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
    * Origin: Little Mikey's EuroPoint @ (2:280/464.113)
  • From Aug@2:460/256 to Maurice Kinal on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 05:20:27
    Hi Maurice...

    Hej August!
    H:\temp>busybox date -Ins
    2026-01-20T20:25:49,906250000-05:00
    Thank you. Definetly a good sign. You've renewed my faith.
    Het leven is goed,
    Maurice
    -o o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- o- -o o- -o o- -o -o
    (\ /) /) /) /) /) /) /) /) /) (\ /) (\ /) (\ (\
    ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
    ... All'alba vincerò! Vincerò! Vincerò!
    At dawn, I will win! I will win! I will win!

    ..but isn't yours,

    $ ./_install/bin/busybox date -Ins
    2026-01-19T03:31:42,219647248+00:00

    ..incorrect with the TZ offset?

    --
    /|ug
    https://t.me/aabolins

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  • From Maurice Kinal@2:280/464.113 to Maurice Kinal on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 03:30:59
    Hej Maurice!

    $ TZ=PST8PDT date --date="2026-01-19T03:31:42,219647248+00:00"

    You forgot the formatting string at the end. The above should have been;

    $ TZ=PST8PDT date --date="2026-01-19T03:31:42,219647248+00:00" +"%FT%T,%N%:z" 2026-01-18T19:31:42,219647248-08:00

    Much better now. The above format matches busybox's output for the 'date -Ins' command.

    Not that any of this matters any but this way we can at least pretend to care about compatibilty issues with XP. :::shudder:::

    Het leven is goed,
    Maurice

    -o o- -o o- o- o- o- -o -o -o o- -o -o o- o- -o
    (\ /) (\ /) /) /) /) (\ (\ (\ /) (\ (\ /) /) (\
    ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
    ... I've got squirrels in my pants!
    --- GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
    * Origin: Little Mikey's EuroPoint @ (2:280/464.113)