From: allanh@vivaldi.net   
      
   On Sat, 29 Nov 2025 01:59:29 -0600, VanguardLH  wrote:   
      
   > Allan Higdon  wrote:   
   >   
   >> VanguardLH  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Please don't use excessively long lines (format=flowed).  Configure   
   >>> your   
   >>> NNTP client to a maximum line length of 72.   
   >>   
   >> There is a setting in Opera Mail's Account Properties, in the   
   >> "Outgoing" tab, to "Automatically wrap outgoing messages". It's   
   >> enabled by default, but it was disabled because I thought it would   
   >> break up the really long URLs into two separate lines. It also causes   
   >> messages in "Edit" mode to be wrapped instead of using the entire   
   >> window width, which I do not want. Linelength = -1 when the setting   
   >> is disabled and Linelength = 76 when the setting is enabled.   
   >   
   > I've never used Opera Mail.  "Automatically wrap outgoing message"   
   > sounds more about fitting lines (wrapping) within the window width than   
   > about setting a fixed line length.   
      
      
   I'll try enabling the "Automatically wrap outgoing messages" setting.   
   I can copy the viewed message and paste it into "Edit" mode to negate the   
   wrapping.   
   If the disabled setting has caused any problems for others, I wasn't aware   
   of it.   
      
      
   > Wasn't Opera Mail discontinued?   
   >   
   > https://forums.opera.com/topic/83523/operamail-where-to-go   
   >   
   > That doesn't mean it stops working just because support and updates   
   > stopped.  You might want to ask in those Opera forums on how to   
   > configure it to fix maximum line length to 72 characters, and then   
   > address whatever wrapping, or lack thereof, in the compose or preview   
   > panes.   
      
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