New nag mail intro text

[Stefan Bodewig <bo...@apache.org>]

Hi,

I really like the new header, just a minor(?) enhancement request:
could we please word wrap the text so that lines don't exceed about 72
columns?

Stefan

Re: New nag mail intro text

[Stefan Bodewig <bo...@apache.org>]

On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Adam R. B. Jack <aj...@trysybase.com> wrote:

> I went to go do it, but decided that (for me) I preferred the 'human
> looking' paragraph (rather than lines).

I don't think I understand this.  The nag mail sent to dev@ant last
night contains a line

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A single line.  I ask to make it

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which is a paragraph, isn't it?

> Also, perhaps oddly, mine doesn't appear to be wrapped when I read
> it in e-mail. Maybe some mail servers/clients don't wrap these days,
> even though Gump sends plain text (not HTML/RTF or anything fancy).

Mail servers shouldn't ever wrap anything.  And no client I use would
dare to wrap lines for me.  8-)

Not quite true, I had the "pleasure" to use Lotus Notes in a former
job and it was configured to do just that, it made Usenet style
quoting completely useless.

No line longer than 72 columns (if possible) is kind of "standard".

Cheers

        Stefan

Re: New nag mail intro text

["Adam R. B. Jack" <aj...@trysybase.com>]

> I really like the new header, just a minor(?) enhancement request:
> could we please word wrap the text so that lines don't exceed about 72
> columns?

Thanks, sorry for not responding sooner on this...

I went to go do it, but decided that (for me) I preferred the 'human
looking' paragraph (rather than lines). Also, perhaps oddly, mine doesn't
appear to be wrapped when I read it in e-mail. Maybe some mail
servers/clients don't wrap these days, even though Gump sends plain text
(not HTML/RTF or anything fancy).

If others wish to chip in on preference I'll follow consensus.

regards,

Adam