I wrote:

> I've always had difficulty reading ascii schematics because my
> email gets printed in a font that has variable widths
>
> I don't have the patience to try deciphering the resultant picture.

In a message dated 97-12-23 22:15:20 EST, Lee Jones wrote:

>  So maybe you could select a monospaced font?
>
>                                                  Lee Jones

In a message dated 97-12-23 10:45:02 EST, Reg Neale wrote:

>  All you have to do is change your font to a non-proportional one and make
>  sure you have the right font size. Most mail programs allow you to do
>  this.'
>
>
>  Regards,
>  Reg Neale

This certainly seems like an obvious and simple solution, but I haven't been
able to figure out how to change to a non-proportional font and a request for
help from my internet provider (AOL) resulted in a form letter saying that
they didn't know how to do it either. AOL may be fine for people who are new
to computers, but if you don't want to do everything the way that they have
set it up, you're generally out of luck. In the last year I've sent requests
for help concerning 3 different problems. Out of those 3 requests there hasn't
been a single response that indicated that they understood my problem. I have
only received form letters that were so far off that I'm not even sure they
read my letters.

If anyone knows how to set up AOL for a fixed font please let me know. I would
also like to know of any recomendations for a different IP. I intend to set up
a commercial website soon and I think AOL is too limited for such a website.

Thanks,

Bob