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  Re: Line wrapping in DAT files.
 
(...) 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. (...) Maybe. I would just recommend always posting DAT files via the web interface. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Line wrapping in DAT files.
 
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)
 
  Re: Line wrapping in DAT files.
 
(...) I hope you will never disallow posting DAT content via NNTP. I just hate using a web interface, as the newsreader is much easier to use. Fredrik (25 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Line wrapping in DAT files.
 
(...) John, which newsreader do you use? I use Free Agent, and I solve the problem by having a separate instance of the program set up with the long line lengths needed for posting. So if I want to post a DAT, I just click on the posting shortcut, (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.admin.general)

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