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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 18 Oct 1998.
Re: WARNING: Control Codes

Re: WARNING: Control Codes

In alt.ascii-art Veronica Karlsson <dre...@on.spammer> wrote:
>XSkreeemxX wrote:
>> 
>> >           The ones you mustn't use are control codes
>> 
>> does this mean that yuo cant put the letters in that order, or not press that
>> button?
>> 

>No, it means you should not use characters not in this table:

>=================================================================
>|                                                               |
>| 32 SP | 33  ! | 34  " | 35  # | 36  $ | 37  % | 38  & | 39  ' |
>| 40  ( | 41  ) | 42  * | 43  + | 44  , | 45  - | 46  . | 47  / |
>| 48  0 | 49  1 | 50  2 | 51  3 | 52  4 | 53  5 | 54  6 | 55  7 |
>| 56  8 | 57  9 | 58  : | 59  ; | 60  < | 61  = | 62  > | 63  ? |
>| 64  @ | 65  A | 66  B | 67  C | 68  D | 69  E | 70  F | 71  G |
>| 72  H | 73  I | 74  J | 75  K | 76  L | 77  M | 78  N | 79  O |
>| 80  P | 81  Q | 82  R | 83  S | 84  T | 85  U | 86  V | 87  W |
>| 88  X | 89  Y | 90  Z | 91  [ | 92  \ | 93  ] | 94  ^ | 95  _ |
>| 96  ` | 97  a | 98  b | 99  c |100  d |101  e |102  f |103  g |
>|104  h |105  i |106  j |107  k |108  l |109  m |110  n |111  o |
>|112  p |113  q |114  r |115  s |116  t |117  u |118  v |119  w |
>|120  x |121  y |122  z |123  { |124  | |125  } |126  ~ |       |
>|                                                               |
>| No, no, no, MUST'NT use ones that are not on the chart!       |
>|                                                               |
>=================================================================

>Actually, "ascii control codes" are the ones between 0 and 31 (note that
>the table begins with 32), but you should avoid other "bad characters"
>as well, not just the "control codes".

>I see somebody spotted some bad characters in your sig. This is what
>that looks like to me:

> (If I had spotted this when I flamed your signature for its size
> earlier I would not have been so nice to you then...)


Ah, try me...I am nice to everyone...especially very young and juicy
clueless newbies. *8-)


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From: Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz>
Subject: Re: WARNING: Control Codes
Date: 1998/10/18
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