Jack Crawford wrote: > ..... If I ever want to copy/paste any of that > original text into another msg or word processor, I have to go through it > and delete every carriage return. > ..... > Sometimes this comes from people using "typewriter technology" and hitting > the return key at the end of each line instead of letting the computer do > the wrap work for them. > An awful lot of people are still using e-mail in a non-window environment. Frankly, after having cycled through several of the "graphical" mail tools, I really prefer the tool on my dear old vax. I am, however, limping along with one of the "modern" tools, and am reminded each morning (somewhere around the 3rd or 4th message) that I must set "wrap long lines" since this parameter is not saved or settable in any configuration file that I or my sysadmin have found. I get pretty annoyed at the preponderance of an "it'll do it for you, everybody's everywhere is the same, get with the times" attitude. Personally, I can't tell *what* YOUR tool is going to do to my message, so I'll make it presentable on as many screens as I can, 80 columns is still "norbal". As for re-using your email in a word processor, I think you'll find that if you have an "export" or "save" utility it *should* take care of the carriage returns for you. Meanwhile, what on earth are the "=20"s that follow every line in some mail tools? Sorry I've run-on, but we seem to have hit one of my peeves. Cheers to all, -- Jeff Seeger Applied CAD Knowledge Inc Chief Technical Officer Tyngsboro, MA 01879 [log in to unmask] 508 649 9800 *************************************************************************** * TechNet mail list is provided as a service by IPC using SmartList v3.05 * *************************************************************************** * To subscribe/unsubscribe send a message <to: [log in to unmask]> * * with <subject: subscribe/unsubscribe> and no text in the body. * *************************************************************************** * If you are having a problem with the IPC TechNet forum please contact * * Dmitriy Sklyar at 847-509-9700 ext. 311 or email at [log in to unmask] * ***************************************************************************