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   JJ to VanguardLH   
   Re: Tbird - line length   
   05 Dec 25 10:30:45   
   
   From: jj4public@gmail.com   
      
   On Thu, 4 Dec 2025 16:22:39 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:   
   > David Catterall  wrote:   
   >   
   >> IIRC, there used to be the technique of enclosing a URL in brackets,   
   >> [https://like.this ] to stop it wrapping.   
   >   
   > I remember Tbird users noting angle brackets (< and >) worked for them,   
   > but that wasn't a guarantee the parser worked the same in other NNTP   
   > clients.   
      
   FYI, both [] and <> work in 40tude.   
      
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