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Re: Line wrapping in DAT files.
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lugnet.admin.general
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Thu, 17 Jun 1999 21:38:25 GMT
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message
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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.
> > >
> > > 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.
>
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> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
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> 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.
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 via the web. I wouldn't pretend to know why.
Oooh, I just looked at this one via the web interface, and it doesn't look
good. I cancelled the message. Sorry for any inconvenience, Todd.
-John Van
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| (...) 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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| | Re: Line wrapping in DAT files.
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| (...) 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)
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