diff --git a/core/fse.js b/core/fse.js
index 32a7bdb3..86170d10 100644
--- a/core/fse.js
+++ b/core/fse.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const StatLog						= require('./stat_log.js');
 const stringFormat					= require('./string_format.js');
 const MessageAreaConfTempSwitcher	= require('./mod_mixins.js').MessageAreaConfTempSwitcher;
 const { isAnsi, cleanControlCodes }	= require('./string_util.js');
+const Config						= require('./config.js').config;
 
 //	deps
 const async							= require('async');
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ exports.FullScreenEditorModule = exports.getModule = class FullScreenEditorModul
 			toUserName		: headerValues.to,
 			fromUserName	: this.client.user.username,
 			subject			: headerValues.subject,
-			message			: this.viewControllers.body.getFormData().value.message,
+			message			: this.viewControllers.body.getFormData().value.message,			
 		};
 
 		if(this.isReply()) {
@@ -333,9 +334,12 @@ exports.FullScreenEditorModule = exports.getModule = class FullScreenEditorModul
 			if(this.replyIsAnsi) {
 				//
 				//	Ensure first characters indicate ANSI for detection down
-				//	the line (other boards/etc.)
+				//	the line (other boards/etc.). We also set explicit_encoding
+				//	to packetAnsiMsgEncoding (generally cp437) as various boards 
+				//	really don't like ANSI messages in UTF-8 encoding (they should!)
 				//
-				msgOpts.message = `${ansi.normal()}${msgOpts.message}`;
+				msgOpts.meta		= { System : { 'explicit_encoding' : Config.scannerTossers.ftn_bso.packetAnsiMsgEncoding || 'cp437' } };
+				msgOpts.message		= `${ansi.reset()}${ansi.eraseData(2)}${ansi.goto(1,1)}${msgOpts.message}`;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -363,8 +367,9 @@ exports.FullScreenEditorModule = exports.getModule = class FullScreenEditorModul
 							bodyMessageView.setAnsi(
 								this.message.message.replace(/\r?\n/g, '\r\n'),	//	messages are stored with CRLF -> LF
 								{
-									prepped			: false,
-									forceLineTerm	: true
+									prepped				: false,
+									forceLineTerm		: true,
+									preserveTextLines	: this.message.replyToMsgId ? true : false,
 								}
 							);
 						} else {
@@ -973,8 +978,7 @@ exports.FullScreenEditorModule = exports.getModule = class FullScreenEditorModul
 		var quoteLines 		= quoteMsgView.getData();
 		
 		if(quoteLines.trim().length > 0) {
-			msgView.addText(quoteMsgView.getData() + '\n');
-		
+			msgView.addText(quoteMsgView.getData() + '\n');		
 		}
 		
 		quoteMsgView.setText('');
diff --git a/core/multi_line_edit_text_view.js b/core/multi_line_edit_text_view.js
index 469ac4c9..d1cdebd2 100644
--- a/core/multi_line_edit_text_view.js
+++ b/core/multi_line_edit_text_view.js
@@ -511,12 +511,14 @@ function MultiLineEditTextView(options) {
 		}
 
 		return wordWrapText(
-			s, {
+			s, 
+			{
 				width		: width,
 				tabHandling	: tabHandling || 'expand',
 				tabWidth	: self.tabWidth,
 				tabChar		: '\t',
-			});
+			}
+		);
 	};
 
 	this.setTextLines = function(lines, index, termWithEol) {
@@ -551,7 +553,31 @@ function MultiLineEditTextView(options) {
 	this.setAnsiWithOptions = function(ansi, options, cb) {
 
 		function setLines(text) {
+			/*
 			self.setTextLines( strUtil.splitTextAtTerms(text), 0 );
+			self.cursorStartOfDocument();
+			*/
+			text = strUtil.splitTextAtTerms(text);
+
+			let index = 0;
+			let wrapped;
+
+			text.forEach(line => {
+				if(strUtil.isAnsiLine(line)) {
+					self.setTextLines( [ line ], index, true);	//	true=termWithEol
+					index += 1;
+				} else {
+					wrapped = self.wordWrapSingleLine(
+						line,	 	//	line to wrap
+						'expand', 	//	tabHandling
+						self.dimens.width
+					).wrapped;
+
+					self.setTextLines(wrapped, index, true);	//	true=termWithEol
+					index += wrapped.length;
+				}
+			});
+
 			self.cursorStartOfDocument();
 
 			if(cb) {
@@ -566,12 +592,13 @@ function MultiLineEditTextView(options) {
 		strUtil.prepAnsi(
 			ansi,
 			{
-				termWidth		: this.client.termWidth,
-				termHeight		: this.client.termHeight,
-				cols			: this.dimens.width,
-				rows			: 'auto',
-				startCol		: this.position.col,
-				forceLineTerm	: options.forceLineTerm,
+				termWidth			: this.client.termWidth,
+				termHeight			: this.client.termHeight,
+				cols				: this.dimens.width,
+				rows				: 'auto',
+				startCol			: this.position.col,
+				forceLineTerm		: options.forceLineTerm,
+				preserveTextLines	: options.preserveTextLines,
 			},
 			(err, preppedAnsi) => {
 				return setLines(err ? ansi : preppedAnsi);