[PLUG-TALK] Re: [PLUG] upgrading disk without reinstalling anything
Russ Johnson
russj at dimstar.net
Mon Mar 29 18:10:39 UTC 2004
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
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