"Cut off" digests and line wrap

I have talked about this before, and it appears that maybe it
is time to bring it up again. :(

Per the file "Usage guidelines for SCOUTS-L" that everyone should have
recieved at signup:

> - When posting messages, keep your line lengths to 72 characters or
> less. This length seems to be a bit more universally accepted.
> Longer lines tend to wrap in unusual places and make your messages
> generally unreadable.

The digest for Jan 5-6 had such a problem. It was actually in a post
from Mike Walton. I realize that Mike is out of the country, and may
not be able to adequately prevent this because of his current situation.
The offending paragraph appears like this:

-that have done so anyways, at considerable personal risk to their
-professional careers. Its a good thing that most of them have very
-understanding if not liberal Council Scout Executives or Regional Directors)
-.

->> 5.) What are the positions of the members of this List and Listowner of
->> "Scouts-L to the above questions.

Note the lone "." on the fourth line. This is interpreted by a number of
email programs to be the "end" command. In this case, it ended the digest
right there.

I realize that allowing the computer to wrap the lines for you is a great
convienence. However, when you're dealing with e-mail, strange things
can happen.

Please be careful of this. After all, if your reply is important enough
for you to send, it's important enough to be read. Fair enough?

YiS,

Chuck Bramlet, ASM Troop 323
Thunderbird District, Grand Canyon Council, Phoenix, Az.

I "used to be" an Antelope! (and a good ol' Antelope, too...) WEM-10-95
Please E-mail any replies to: >> chuckb@aztec.asu.edu <<
Member DNRC
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