Date:         Tue, 9 Dec 2003 21:47:24 -0500
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From:         Norm Saunders <marshhawk@ATT.NET>
Subject:      FW: MDOsprey readability
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Oops, I sent this initially back to Janet.  My apologies for making you read it twice, Janet.

Norm

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Norm Saunders [mailto:marshhawk@att.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:46 PM
> To: 'Janet Millenson'
> Subject: RE: MDOsprey readability
>
>
> Janet Millenson writes (to me, not to the list):
>
> > It seems that in an awful lot of MDOsprey postings lately the text 
> > isn't wrapping properly, which makes it harder to read. As I recall 
> > there's some kind of e-mail setting we should all check to help 
> > prevent this problem. Could you please post a reminder with 
> > instructions on what to do? Thanks.
>
> I'm assuming that Janet is referring to the way messages appear in the 
> Internet archives of MDOsprey.  To post well-behaved messages you 
> should do two things in your e-mail
> program-- 1) set your e-mail formatting to "plain text", and
> 2) set your line wrap length to some reasonable default, such as 65 
> characters.
>
> Many e-mail programs these days default to html or rich-text 
> formatting.  Gack.  This is really nice if you want elaborate 
> signature blocks or cute little graphics running around your e-mail 
> page but it isn't really suitable for posting to discussion lists.
>
> I won't even begin to try to tell you how to make these two settings 
> since it differs widely depending on the e-mail software you're using.  
> Just understand that if you don't set the line wrap characteristic, 
> many people will likely just skip by your timeless words as they 
> browse the archives.  Who wants to read a one-line sentence that 
> stretches halfway across the room??
>
> Oh, and if you use aol, last I heard you couldn't really get control 
> over these types of settings.  Yet another argument as to why you 
> should change to a real Internet Service Provider.  (Please, if 
> whatever the current version of aol software is now extant does 
> provide this resetting capability, DO NOT come after me to reprimand 
> me, just live with the shame of it all.  In fact, if you want to flame 
> me for daring to suggest that you try to conform to standards
> for the list, kindly do so directly to me and not to the
> list.  Thanks.)
>
> Best,
> Norm Saunders
>
> ==============================
> Norman C. Saunders
> Colesville & West Ocean City, MD
> marshhawk@att.net
>

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