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I thought 80 was the number. That was the number when I started using the internet around 6 years ago. Has it been revised? Build On! John Matthews ___...___ ____ 12345678901234567890...7890123456 7890 Fredrik Glöckner <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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I use Outlook Express. I just looked and noticed that it is set to wrap messages I send at 76. I don't know whether or not this is the default, but I don't remember changing it. Is 72 preferred? Bryan Beckwith "Fredrik Glöckner" (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) 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. (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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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 (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Yes, the entire community should be proud. The recognition is yours. (I'm still hoping to get a proper 'congratulations to all' on the homepage.) (...) I think it's a fine idea. It's one Todd and I have discussed before. There are many issues (...) (23 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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