From: ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk   
      
   Tim Rentsch  writes:   
      
   > The question I think you're asking is to write a function like this   
      
   Yes, but I deliberately did not present the question with this degree of   
   clarity!  I wanted to present the problem as I came across it because   
   what little fun it offers comes from clarifying the issue.   
      
   >> Though I am not sure this merits the term "puzzle", I suggest that   
   >> solutions be posted with some spoiler protection.   
   >   
   > That's good, thank you for the reminder.   
      
   Your explanation of the issue is, to my mind, a teeny tiny spoiler put   
   "above the fold".   
      
   >> Do all the news   
   >> readers used by programmers (or ex programmers) all respect the presence   
   >> of a form-feed character...   
   >> Next page...   
   >   
   > Mine does, for some values of "respect".  It does have the property   
   > that it hides what follows.   
      
   Yes.  In the old days (which is only the late 80s in this case) I think   
   all newsreaders would require some action to see that part of a message   
   after a form feed, so that was how spoilers were put "below the fold".   
      
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   Ben.   
      
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