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Message from discussion multipart quoting of big5

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From: Blinky the Shark <no.s...@box.invalid>
Newsgroups: news.software.readers,comp.mail.pine
Subject: Re: [alpine] multipart quoting of big5
Followup-To: news.software.readers
Date: 28 Sep 2007 20:58:24 GMT
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["Followup-To:" header set to news.software.readers.]
Eduardo Chappa wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Sep 2007, Blinky the Shark wrote:
>
>:) I think he's never used a client that allows distinctive coloring of 
>:) quoted material levels, so he doesn't realize that his use of the 
>:) conventional quote indicator that is RFC-recommended breaks that fine 
>:) feature in the other clients, which are common. 
>
> Actually I do every day. See
>
> http://staff.washington.edu/chappa/alpine/images/flowedexpanded.gif
>
> and see the same text when I have "compressed" the terminal by reducing 
> the number of columns
>
> http://staff.washington.edu/chappa/alpine/images/flowedcompressed.gif

So then it seems to come down to your idea that since you've been doing
it that way for ten years it must be a good thing.  Amazing.


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Blinky                                                   RLU 297263 
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