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Re: Width of line



On 2008-03-09 17:02:26 -0700, Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Saturday 08 March 2008 02:46:30 pm Andrius wrote:
> 
> > 78 was too big. After 72 looks OK.
> 
> 78 doesn't leave enough for the next person to reply, 72 is the rule
> of thumb to stay under 80 after quoting.

I agree. However, for a signature, 78 should be OK, as a signature
is not meant to be quoted. The only problem is some software that
badly word-wraps any text without the user's consent.

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