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Re: Line wrapping in DAT files.
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lugnet.admin.general
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Date:
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Thu, 17 Jun 1999 21:15:16 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com (John VanZwieten)
writes:
> > > It looks as though you forgot to set your line width, as several lines
> > > were wrapped.
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> > Darn. I keep forgetting to do that! [...]
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> Todd,
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> Is there any possibility of curing this line-wrapping problem at the
> LUGNET end? I'm wondering if there is any difference in the CR/LF
> codes between those "native" to the .dat file and those added by
> news/mail programs. If so, perhaps the added ones could be removed
> before the article is posted?
No, there's no way to detect the difference without doing some extremely
clever parsing/gymnastics on the text. DAT files in news articles are just
plain text.
> I realize this problem isn't your fault. If we users could just
> remember to change our line width, this wouldn't be a problem. But, I
> don't really see that happening consistently, so other solutions should
> be explored.
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> Is it possible to send an attachment with a news article, much like
> the web interface? If that could be implemented, it would solve the
> problem as well.
Maybe. I would just recommend always posting DAT files via the web
interface. Someday it might even look more like an "upload" kind of
thing than a "post" kind of thing.
> Any other ideas (besides the face-slapping utility)?
The only completely 100% safe and clean solution would be to disallow the
posting of DAT files via NNTP (newsreader) or SMTP (e-mail) and only to
accept them via HTTP (web-page upload).
--Todd
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 | | Re: Line wrapping in DAT files.
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| Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:MPG.11d32f7085d...net.com... (...) I hope I didn't do a no-no by trying this out. The post went through and contains the .dat file attachment, but doesn't show up the same as .dat files posted (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Line wrapping in DAT files.
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| Kevin B <kevinb01@netfocus.net> wrote in message news:FDFz59.6wp@lugnet.com... (...) Todd, Is there any possibility of curing this line-wrapping problem at the LUGNET end? I'm wondering if there is any difference in the CR/LF codes between those (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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