[ubuntu-uk] Topic Changed to Stone Cold's Email - was Re: Goodbye

[David Restall - System Administrator]

Hi,

I get this :-

> ----------------------------------------> Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 19:11:03 +0000> From: jlk at osml.eu> To: ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Goodbye all>>>> Andy wrote:>> On 02/11/2007, STONE COLD  wrote:>>> When did all this happen?>>>> I *presume* Mark is referring to the thread that evolved from this>> email: >> Full thread: >>>> though I can not be sure, but it does seem the most likely. (I hadn't>> read this myself till I did a search for Marks email to work out what>> we may have been referring to.).>>>> Incidentally Stone Cold the line breaks seem to be missing when I view>> your email (not sure if anyone else has this problem).>> All Stone Cold postings I've received have been virtually unreadable due> to the lack of line breaks.>>>>> Andy>>>> --> People choose Microsoft Windows for their PC in the same manner> that the citizens of Soviet Russia elected the General Secretary> of the Communist Party during the cold war.>> Jim Kissel> Open Source Migrations Limited> w: http://www.osml.eu> e: jim.kissel at osml.eu> p: +44(0) 8703 301044> m: +44(0) 7976 411 679>> --> ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk> https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

I have no idea what that will look like when it gets out there but in vi
it is one long line.

And this :-

> so how i fix these line breaks? dont even know what one is>? sorry off topic!

As you may see, the above is obviously two lines folded into one line.
I suspect the problem may be :-

> From: STONE COLD <javad_ayaz@ DSR Inserted a delibnerate line break here
> hotmail.com>
  ^^^^^^^^^^^  this :-(

I don't use hotmail or anything else - I'd suggest having a look at any
configuration options and seeing if there is something there that looks
like "send plaintext emails".

Alternatively, try setting up thunderbird or some other working mail
client :-)

TTFN



D
ubuntu/uk-2007-11-02.tx                ubuntu-uk javad_ayaz at hotmail.com
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