[PLUG-TALK] Re: [PLUG] upgrading disk without reinstalling anything

[Russ Johnson]

Paul Johnson wrote:

>Please turn your line wraps on to about 72 columns.
>
Why anyone uses a MUA that doesn't support rewrapping of email is beyond 
me.

I understand why top posting is (usually) in bad taste. I also 
understand why sometimes it's the best way to reply. This is a choice we 
make when we reply.

I don't understand why anyone would use a broken MUA that can't re-wrap 
an incoming message to fit the current screen width.

Sometimes, I'm using an 80 column terminal. Sometimes, I'm using a GUI 
MUA, and sometimes, I use a terminal that's 132 columns or wider. In all 
cases, there are excellent MUAs that will re-wrap the inbound mail to my 
screen. It could all be on one line, and my MUA does just fine.
Trying to force the emailing masses to set a margin is like pissing into 
the wind. You end up all wet. I have more important things to worry 
about, and the format of my email on your screen is of little concern. 
This is a choice YOU make when you read email.

Knowing that folks don't put margins in their emails, and using an MUA 
that doesn't handle it gracefully is like moving in next to PDX and then 
complaining about the noise. Did you NOT know there was an airport there?

Russ