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Re: Length of lines
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lugnet.admin.general
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Fri, 4 May 2001 13:59:53 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Fredrik Glöckner writes:
> I see a lot of posts with long lines. Typically around 75-80. The
> problem with these is that when people quote them, they become even
> longer, and eventually they are broken by some clients.
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> A common rule on USENET is to keep the line length below 72 when
> composing an article. Now, LUGNET is not USENET, but it uses the same
> transfer mechanism (NNTP), and some people use the same kind of
> clients to access the posts.
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> Where do the posts with so long lines come from? Does the web
> interface break lines at 80, for example? (No, I don't use it.) If
> it does, would it be a good idea to cut this down to 72, so that fewer
> posts are generated with long lines, and the problem with broken
> quotation is avoided?
c /avoided/made less severe/ (people who quote many many levels deep will
still have trouble, but this is very rare compared to the common 2-3 levels
at most)
But ya, I agree. Wrap at 72 if possible.
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| I see a lot of posts with long lines. Typically around 75-80. The problem with these is that when people quote them, they become even longer, and eventually they are broken by some clients. A common rule on USENET is to keep the line length below 72 (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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