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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 18 May 1998.
Re: Outlook Express for Windows again

Re: Outlook Express for Windows again

In article <355...@sympatico.ca>, Pete Casso
<pet...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 
> I just had a chat with a long time user of Outlook Express for Windows (OEfW)
> He claimed that OEfW only eliminates _single_ blanks at the beginning of a
> line (which damages ascii pics.) He never saw OEfW eliminate two or more
> blanks at the beginning of a line.
> 
> That means that there could be a simpler way for OEfW proofing than putting
> dots at the beginning of each line.
> 
> .   .oo    This pic is certainly OEfW proof, but (some of)
> .  (  -)   the dots are perhaps unnecessary
> .   " "
> 
> The following pic should be OEfW proof too. Crucial is, that the leftmost
> character in the pic (Frogstein's bum) is two blanks (and at least two
> blanks) away from the beginning of the line.
> 
> .  .oo    The first dot in the top left corner is necessary
>   (  -)   for applications other than OEfW as well, but
>    " "    subsequent lines do not need any dots.
> 
> Any comments?
.
     ?!       the first dot in the top left corner is necessary
 ^^^^%---     for applications other than OEfW at the beginning 
  "   \       of a post, but the sig shouldn't need any dots because
              the first two -- indicating the sig should take care
              of that problem.

Am I right?


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Date: 1998/05/18
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