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Max line width for newsgroup messages. Still have it at 76. Do I need to ?



 
 
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Old September 1st 19, 08:17 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
R.Wieser
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Default Max line width for newsgroup messages. Still have it at 76. Do I need to ?

Hello all,

My newsgroup client, OE, still has an auto-wrap line width set to 76 chars,
and I wondering if it is still called for. Are there still people who still
use a 80-char wide console screen using a client which cannot or doesn't
wrap lines itself ?

In short, is there still a reason to follow this decades old default (or is
it just a case of following it for its own sake) ?

Remark:
While my OE still sends messages auto-wrapped*, it seems to have no problem
with displaying messages that use much longer lines.

*forcing me to reformat stuf that I quote - just because a single "" is
prepended.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


 




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