Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 11:09:38 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Saunders_N Subject: Problem in MDOsprey archives MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I received the following query yesterday from one of the folks who follows MDOsprey from the archives: > I wondered why some postings appear without wrapped text > -- you know, one long continuous line? When I try to > print it, it cuts off. Plus it's very hard to read > on-screen. Most people's text wraps, but not all. > > The current example I was trying to print is posting #79 > for April, in week 3, poster is cyanbluecobalt. I wanted > to print it out so we could try to find it. > > When I hit "print", I get a print options box, but no > choice to make the page landscape (systems administrator's > suggestion). Anyway the world won't end without it but > I thought if it's something simple you could enlighten me. I've noticed this before in the archives but I've always ignored it. Since it bothers one of our readers I did a bit of research and from what I have been able to find it is due to the settings of the SENDER'S e-mail program, i.e. "line-length" of outgoing messages. I use Microsoft Outlook from the office and Microsoft Outlook Express from home and I've never had this problem. In Express I have my line length set to 72 characters per line. In Outlook I've not been able to find the setting but it must default. In any event, I did a very informal survey of messages in the MDOsprey archive and noted the "lack-of-line-wrap" problem in messages from Steve Huy, Marty Crib, Walter Ellison, Janet Millenson, Rob Hilton, Rick Blom, and Adam Smith. Would you guys drop me a line telling me what e-mail software you are using and whether or not you can find a setting for "line-length"? If you can, would you please set it to some length less than 75 characters per line? Thanks! Norm =============================== Norm Saunders Colesville, Montgomery County, MD marshhawk@att.net ===================================== Norman C. Saunders Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections, BLS Saunders_N@bls.gov ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================