I guess I'm old fashioned for wanting a newline every 80 chars or so

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From: Dan Jacobson
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2002 21:12

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Dear Sirs, my twerp little brother says:

AFJ> So, mom tells me that you have been complaining about the html
AFJ> and long lines in her e-mail.  Well... I hate to say it but
AFJ> berkeley mail is just outa style these days. You should really
AFJ> get the latest netscape-virus installed on your linux box, so you
AFJ> can deal with 'rich content' like the rest of us.

This got me soul searching.  Am I just old fashioned for wanting a
newline every 80 chars or so [in the text part of the multipart
message]?  Sure, I can see the wrapped lines, but shall I reformat
them...  wait: isn't the modern concept that they give me device
independent content, and I process for my device?  I.e. it's my
problem, not theirs?

AFJ> Look, I hate bill gates more then anyone in the world, but at
AFJ> some point you gotta play by the rules.
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From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@dman.ddts.net>
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Subject: I guess I'm old fashioned for wanting a newline every 80 chars or so
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