On Fri, 2 Sep 2005, Olin Lathrop wrote:

> Bob Blick wrote:
>> You and Olin are both using Outlook. Perhaps you could try something
>> different.
>
> No!  I'm not the one doing something stupid.  Besides, Outlook is a defacto
> standard whether it adheres to the real standards or not and whether you
> like it or not.  However in this case it nothing to do with the issue.

It is not a standard, not even de facto, as outlook versions are not 
compatible with each other (for example see that waxing and waning [] 
problem in subject lines). It is a fad, and probably the path of least 
resistance. Also a cash cow for a certain company (even if it is free 
?), as it keeps competing developer interest away from developing 
something better. It is also so 'good' that lots of people switched to 
webmail after cashing in a couple of viruses and malwares via outlook 
security holes.

> Again, I'm pretty sure this is happening in a POP3 server, not in Outlook.
> I have seen Outlook display very long lines as a wrapped paragraph when
> they've come from other sources.

There is at most exactly one pop3 server between each list subscriber 
and the list. That is, his own. Also, pop servers do not look at 'line 
lengths' (neither do smtp servers, excepting in the headers).

>> The OP sent his message with Yahoo webmail, I believe. I doubt there's
>> much one can do to change its behavior.
>
> Sure, don't use Yahoo webmail if you don't want people to think you are an
> idiot.  That's the same thing you were telling me to do by not using Outlook
> Express, and that wasn't even the source of the problem.  Besides, I'd be
> surprised if there aren't various settings even on something like Yahoo
> webmail, although I don't know, haven't looked, and frankly don't care.

Nobody saw the long lines excepting you and the other outlook user. Out 
of the 200 odd active list posters, that would make you and the other 
guy 1%.

Peter
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