The Great "Hard Return" Debate
Steve Wendt
pmmail@rpglink.com
Wed, 03 Nov 1999 20:17:47 -0800 (PST)
On Tue, 02 Nov 1999 22:24:07 -0700, Marty Abrego wrote:
>Hard returns only look good at "small" widths and get worse with
>every quoted reply. It puts the recipient at the mercy of not even
If people followed netiquette, this wouldn't be a problem. You're supposed to snip
before that becomes an issue.
>Seems to me that the best way to get a clean-looking email display is
>for everyone to send mail with no hard returns except to break a
This is only good if your e-mail program reflows text. Most don't.
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