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Subject: 
Re: Goodness of Man? (was: Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
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Date: 
Tue, 4 Jan 2000 01:10:20 GMT
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On Sun, 2 Jan 2000 20:14:58 GMT, "John DiRienzo"
<ig88888888@stlnet.com> wrote:
> Tom Stangl wrote in message <386F0784.8CF5B770@netscape.com>...
> > Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> > > Jasper Janssen wrote:

> > > > BTW, Neal, your line lengths could use some work. 72-75 is a good
> > > > value.
> > > 
> > > Sure it isn't you? I'm set to "wrap at 72" for new posts. But it could
> > > be my NS Comm is damaged.

Larry's hasn't been wrong yet, but the post I was responding to, John
Neal's http://www.lugnet.com/off-topic/debate/?n=3107 , apeared for
example the following lines:

> Powerful King, Omnipotent Ruler, etc.  He came as a child, to a poor family in a backwater
> compassion, not power and control.  In short, He came and most didn't even see Him because

> 123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
> 0        10        20        30        40        50        60        70        80        90

Which are 90 characters long, slightly over 80.

This is as I mentioned a known bug with Communicator -- occasionally
it chooses to disregard its settings and forget to wrap posts
regardless of setting.

(I don't know _why_ Larry responded, BTW, but if the shoe fits...)

> All's well here as well.  I think the blame lies with an incompatible reader
> ;-)

Sorry, it's in the web interface as well ;)

Jasper



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  Re: Goodness of Man? (was: Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
 
(...) A post of yours chastised me for my line lengths, I believe. I chose to respond to one and only one of your chastisements, and it was whim that made me respond to this one rather than that one. (27 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Goodness of Man? (was: Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
 
All's well here as well. I think the blame lies with an incompatible reader ;-) Mine are set at 76, is that OK with everybody? Tom Stangl wrote in message <386F0784.8CF5B770@n...pe.com>... (...) -- Have fun! John The Legos you've been dreaming of... (...) (27 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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