[WEB4LIB] Re: Wide messages?

[Tim Tripp]

Novell's Groupwise is a bad one for this - I know that because I use it at work, and
have to then read my own messages at home.  I try to remember to hit the return key
when composing internet mail messages, but don't always remember....

I'm actually using Netscape Messenger now - didn't realize that it was a culprit too.
 If these two paragraph actually wrap (I'm not hitting return) then it's a problem
they've solved.  Let me know....

Tim


TMGB wrote:
> 
> >>From my experience it seems that this is an email client problem in that
> programs like Netscape Messenger, Pegasus, and MS Exchange/Outlook send
> email with no returns.  Unix programs like elm and pine send email with
> linefeeds.  You can set Pegasus and Messenger, as pointed out by Heather
> Dabel, to wrap messages and the same is probably true in the MS
> programs.  I don't think you can set elm or pine (or any of those other
> trees) to wrap email messages, so you get that one long line of text.  I
> doubt anyone is going to change their habits with Messenger or MS email
> so an alternative would be to save the email to a file and read it in an
> editor that wraps text or open the email in a client that wraps
> messages.  There are versions of messenger for most major OSs.  I'd be
> interested to know which client and OS you are using to read the
> messages.  This message is probably one long line in that client because
> it is composed in Netscape Messenger.
> 
> Thomas
> 
> "Gary E. Masters" wrote:
> >
> > Some of the messages are really very wide.  Is thais a fault of the
> > system or is it because some expect automatic return on their email
> > program - and don't have it?
> >
> > I don't want to point out individuals, but a way around it would mae the
> > mail easier to read.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Gary Masters
> 
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