Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet

From	super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject	Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet
Date	2016-03-12 12:07 -0600
Organization	Datemas.de http://www.news.datemas.de
Message-ID	<super70s-C5F911.12070812032016@boina.datemas.de> (permalink)

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Lately there's been a few times when I've responded to a message with 
smart quotes/apostrophes, and I didn't notice they were smart quotes 
until I saw the garbage characters they turned into after I posted the 
message.

I'm just wondering if there's any way to automatically change smart 
quotes to the readable ones when posting on Usenet. I'm using 
MT-Newswatcher and I notice it has some kind of "Word Services Apple 
Events" you can use, but I've never used that before and don't even know 
if it could help with this particular problem.

I don't know why some people want to use smart quotes on a website or in 
their own text editor, but it is a continual headache.

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Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> - 2016-03-12 12:07 -0600
  Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> - 2016-03-12 18:30 +0000
  Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-03-12 13:46 -0500
  Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Fred McKenzie <fmmck@aol.com> - 2016-03-12 14:38 -0500
    Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> - 2016-03-13 09:55 -0500
  Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-03-12 21:03 +0000
    Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> - 2016-03-13 13:16 -0500
    Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-03-20 23:28 -0500
  Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-03-12 21:58 +0000
    Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-03-13 12:52 +1100
      Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-03-13 12:55 +1100
        Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2016-03-13 01:25 -0800
          Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet android <here@there.was> - 2016-03-13 10:31 +0100
          Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-03-13 21:19 +1100
            Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Michael Kallweitt <michael.kallweitt@posteo.de> - 2016-03-13 11:11 +0000
      Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Michael Kallweitt <michael.kallweitt@posteo.de> - 2016-03-13 07:02 +0000
        Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-03-13 19:01 +0000
          Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Michael Kallweitt <michael.kallweitt@posteo.de> - 2016-03-13 19:39 +0000
            Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-03-14 01:13 +0000
              Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Michael Kallweitt <michael.kallweitt@posteo.de> - 2016-03-14 21:03 +0000
            Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-03-14 16:27 +0000
  Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-03-20 23:25 -0500
  Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2016-03-21 11:34 -0700
    Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-03-21 19:37 +0000
      Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2016-03-21 15:30 -0700
        Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet android <here@there.was> - 2016-03-22 07:07 +0100
          Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2016-03-22 09:41 -0700
            Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-03-22 17:13 +0000
              Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2016-03-22 14:52 -0700
              Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-03-25 04:50 +0100
            Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-03-23 14:01 -0500
            Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet android <here@there.was> - 2016-03-24 07:40 +0100
              Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-03-24 07:10 +0000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet android <here@there.was> - 2016-03-24 08:40 +0100
          Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-03-22 17:23 +0000
            Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-03-23 14:03 -0500
            Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet android <here@there.was> - 2016-03-24 07:45 +0100
              Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Michael Kallweitt <michael.kallweitt@posteo.de> - 2016-03-24 07:00 +0000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet android <here@there.was> - 2016-03-24 08:40 +0100
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Michael Kallweitt <michael.kallweitt@posteo.de> - 2016-03-24 08:29 +0000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet android <here@there.was> - 2016-03-24 11:46 +0100
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet MalcolmO <user@domain.invalid> - 2016-04-11 01:35 -0400
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-03-25 09:11 +1100
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-03-25 05:22 +0100
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-03-26 19:30 +1100
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Michael Kallweitt <michael.kallweitt@posteo.de> - 2016-03-25 07:58 +0000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-03-26 19:39 +1100
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-03-26 19:48 +0000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-03-27 10:45 +1100
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-03-27 16:28 +0000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-03-28 09:03 +1100
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-03-28 16:11 +0000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-03-28 19:11 +0000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-03-29 08:16 +1100
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-03-30 11:47 -0500
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-03-30 11:50 -0500
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-03-29 08:35 +1100
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-03-30 16:08 +0000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-03-30 11:56 -0500
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-03-31 08:25 +1100
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-03-30 17:25 -0500
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-03-30 17:42 +0000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-03-31 08:20 +1100
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-03-31 19:59 +0000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-04-01 08:43 +1100
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-03-30 11:53 -0500
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-03-30 17:45 +0000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-03-31 08:24 +1100
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet MalcolmO <user@domain.invalid> - 2016-04-11 02:08 -0400
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-04-11 15:49 +0000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-04-12 09:47 +1000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet android <here@there.was> - 2016-04-12 04:45 +0200
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-04-12 00:33 +0000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-04-12 00:32 +0000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Michael Kallweitt <michael.kallweitt@posteo.de> - 2016-03-27 20:53 +0000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet MalcolmO <user@domain.invalid> - 2016-04-11 02:02 -0400
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-04-11 19:59 +1000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet android <here@there.was> - 2016-04-11 12:54 +0200
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2016-04-11 19:48 -0700
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-04-13 19:52 +1000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-04-11 16:22 +0000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet android <here@there.was> - 2016-04-11 19:09 +0200
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-04-12 15:26 +0000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet android <here@there.was> - 2016-04-12 18:27 +0200
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet befr@eaglesoft.de (Bernd Fröhlich) - 2016-04-13 08:54 +0200
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet android <here@there.was> - 2016-04-13 11:34 +0200
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-04-13 15:21 +0000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet android <here@there.was> - 2016-04-13 17:57 +0200
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet MalcolmO <user@domain.invalid> - 2016-04-11 01:46 -0400
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-03-25 05:00 +0100
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-03-25 15:25 +0000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-03-26 10:53 -0500
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-03-25 12:52 -0600
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                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet android <here@there.was> - 2016-03-27 07:24 +0200
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet MalcolmO <user@domain.invalid> - 2016-04-11 01:31 -0400
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com> - 2016-03-24 15:32 +0000
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-03-26 10:54 -0500
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-03-25 22:18 -0500
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet MalcolmO <user@domain.invalid> - 2016-04-11 01:27 -0400
                Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet android <here@there.was> - 2016-04-11 11:02 +0200
            Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-03-25 04:57 +0100
            Re: Getting rid of smart quotes/apostrophes on Usenet MalcolmO <user@domain.invalid> - 2016-04-11 01:24 -0400

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