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In article <3onbrj$5b5@panix.com>, Joseph Hornof <hornof@panix.com> wrote:
>>rebyitz@netcom.com (Yitz Etshalom) writes:
>
>>>Some help for a novice, please.  I do a lot of file sending to my Mac 
>>>through Z-Term.  In every case, I have to reformat the text (I'm using 
>>>MSWord 5.1x), changing the returns into end-of-lines, changing the 
>>>margin, etc.  Is there some protocol for sz (Send Z-Modem) which will 
>(etc., along with one good response, deleted for brevity)
>
>(plus a novice attempt at advice, but it's my turn to contribute, disclaimer)
>
>The biggest problem I have is when composing in word off-line, & then 
>pasting it into a letter composed in zterm--and from reading jumbled 
>posts, others have this problem too. Documents need to have a hard 
>carridge return after every 80 characters for the words to wrap nicely.
>
>Here's what I would do:
>
>1-(most tedious) Physically add the appropriate returns while in word
>2-(less tedious) See if your mail program has a command to "justify"--in 
>pine & pico it is control-J
>3-(most elegant) Eudora! This program makes email writing a joy.  You 
>should be able to use this with a regular dial-in (i.e. non-SLIP or PPP) 
>account if the system is configured for it--contact your sysop.

Best solution: Use PlainText. The necessary end-of-line conversions are a 
snap.

>
>If any such dial-in netcom users are able to use Eudora, I'd appreciate 
>if you would let me know!       --joe
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