One of the shortcomings in using the nntp method for replying to messages in fidonet is the way some typical newsreaders re-quote.

Instead of using the initial of the original poster and an angle bracket, they just use the angle brackets.

A standalone program called ReformatorQoter by Alexander Koryagin can come to the rescue.

The author writes on 18/10/2019:

"Just in case I remind people that long ago I had made a program for making good quoting in Fidonet echos, USENET group, WEB forums etc. Maybe it can be useful, or at least you can try it."

"First, select the text from your echo/forum window. Paste it to ReformatorQuoter via Windows clipboard. After making quoting and necessary editing you put the text back to the old place, in the same way. More info is in the built-in help."

"The official page of the distributive is here:

https://www.facebook.com/ReformatorQuoter

or you can use the direct link to the zip at my google drive:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zHjMdx2CUDWzsKH5YvhICjzxAd8cdXIT

"PS: BTW, this utility can repair bad quoting. I've been using this program for a long time, and I can repair bad quoting or even rebuild the quoting if it is absent. So she can write her messages in any way."

Kudos to people like Alexander for a contribution like this that promotes the Fidonet-style of quoting.

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