[ This is not a Gnus issue, AFAICS.
  Moving it to emacs-pretest-bug, Mail-Followup-To set accordingly. ]

On Tue, Feb 22 2005, Zack Weinberg wrote:

> I get this sort of thing periodically as part of (what appears to be)
> Japanese-language spam:
>
> ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââã
> â        ã   â 50äå  â100äå â 300äå    â 500äå    
> â 800äå    âã
> ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââã
> â ïïå    â42,325å â84,650å â253,951å   â423,252å   
> â677,203å  âã
> ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââã
> â ïïå    â21,469å â42,939å â128,817å   â214,696å  â 
> 343,513å  âã
> ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââã
> â ïïå    â11,046å â22,092å â 66,277å    â110,461å  
> â 176,736å  âã
> ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââã
> â ïïå    â6,585å   â13,170å â 39,511å   â 65,852å   
> â105,364å   âã
> ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââã
> âïïïå   â4,806å   â 9,612å â 28,836å   â 48,061å   
> â 76,898å    âãã
> ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââã
>
> The vertical bars were presumably intended to line up neatly, forming
> a nice little table, but the spaces are too wide, or the horizontal
> lines are too short, or both.  Confusion over which characters are
> double-wide and which are single? Are the fonts not really
> fixed-width?  Inquiring minds, &c.

Bye, Reiner.
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