Re: Outlook Express for Windows again
From llizard <cq5...@freent.toronto.on.ca>
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· 18 May 1998 00:00 · View full thread
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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? NOTE: If you are e-mailing me and hit the reply button, add an "e" to "freent"; its absense is to stop the torment of automatic mailers. -- ha llizard aka ejm cq5...@freenet.toronto.on.ca ^^^^%--- ha http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/ " \ ha ASCII-art, ASCII and gif animations
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