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    From DesotoFireflite@1:103/705 to All on Tue Jun 19 10:58:12 2018
    I'm getting strange carracters, a group of a's with a mark over top of them when I list my message groups. Any idea what is going on. Thanks

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to DesotoFireflite on Tue Jun 19 12:42:42 2018

    On 2018 Jun 19 10:58:12, you wrote to All:

    I'm getting strange carracters, a group of a's with a mark over top of
    them
    when I list my message groups. Any idea what is going on. Thanks

    Message Groups a a a a a a a a a a Sub-boards

    what terminal are you using? where, exactly, are you seeing that?

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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to DesotoFireflite on Tue Jun 19 11:06:56 2018
    Re: Strange Carracters
    By: DesotoFireflite to All on Tue Jun 19 2018 10:58 am

    I'm getting strange carracters, a group of a's with a mark over top of them when I list my message groups. Any idea what is going on. Thanks

    Message Groups a a a a a a a a a a Sub-boards

    Your ctrl/text.dat file is corrupted or out-of-sync with the version of sbbs?

    digital man

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  • From DesotoFireflite@1:103/705 to mark lewis on Tue Jun 19 17:00:10 2018
    Re: Strange Carracters
    By: mark lewis to DesotoFireflite on Tue Jun 19 2018 12:42 pm

    Message Groups a a a a a a a a a a Sub-boards

    what terminal are you using? where, exactly, are you seeing that?

    I'm using ZOC, I see it when I do a /* to show all message areas

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  • From DesotoFireflite@1:103/705 to Digital Man on Tue Jun 19 17:01:50 2018
    Re: Strange Carracters
    By: Digital Man to DesotoFireflite on Tue Jun 19 2018 11:06 am

    I'm getting strange carracters, a group of a's with a mark over top of
    them when I list my message groups. Any idea what is going on. Thanks

    Message Groups a a a a a a a a a a Sub-boards

    Your ctrl/text.dat file is corrupted or out-of-sync with the version of sbbs?

    Ok, I kinda figured that, and was going to check it out tomorrow. Thanks for conferming.

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