[OT] email standard maximum line length

2003-04-03 Thread Paul E Condon
I am getting email from an old friend who is not a Debian type like me. He types his email into a window on what he calls 'just a standard PC' and the computer automatically starts new lines on his screen when needed. His software is, in his words, 'just plain mail software, nothing special'.

Re: [OT] email standard maximum line length

2003-04-03 Thread Nathan Poznick
Thus spake Paul E Condon: I'm working on getting him to press carriage return from time to time as he types, but he is somewhat set in his ways. You might try to find out what MUA he's using (check the headers), and then find out where that particular MUA has an option for line wrapping. Most

Re: [OT] email standard maximum line length

2003-04-03 Thread Hugh Saunders
On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 02:31:09PM -0800, Paul E Condon wrote: I am getting email from an old friend who is not a Debian type like me. He types his email into a window on what he calls 'just a standard PC' and the computer automatically starts new lines on his screen when needed. His software

Re: [OT] email standard maximum line length

2003-04-03 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 02:31:09PM -0800, Paul E Condon wrote: I am getting email from an old friend who is not a Debian type like me. He types his email into a window on what he calls 'just a standard PC' and the computer automatically starts new lines on his screen when needed. His software

Re: [OT] email standard maximum line length

2003-04-03 Thread Seneca
On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 02:31:09PM -0800, Paul E Condon wrote: I am getting email from an old friend who is not a Debian type like me. He types his email into a window on what he calls 'just a standard PC' and the computer automatically starts new lines on his screen when needed. His software

Re: [OT] email standard maximum line length

2003-04-03 Thread ScruLoose
On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 02:31:09PM -0800, Paul E Condon wrote: I am curious about where in the chain of delivery the truncation might be happening. Is there a standard for email that specifies a line buffer size? My software is fetchmail and mutt. I have already established that the

Re: [OT] email standard maximum line length

2003-04-03 Thread Derrick 'dman' Hudson
On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 02:31:09PM -0800, Paul E Condon wrote: | I am getting email from an old friend who is not a Debian type like | me. He types his email into a window on what he calls 'just a | standard PC' and the computer automatically starts new lines on his | screen when needed. Not

Re: [OT] email standard maximum line length

2003-04-03 Thread Hall Stevenson
* Derrick 'dman' Hudson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030403 21:30]: On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 02:31:09PM -0800, Paul E Condon wrote: | I am getting email from an old friend who is not a Debian type like | me. He types his email into a window on what he calls 'just a | standard PC' and the computer