From: rr@dds.nl.ReMoVe_ThIs.invalid   
      
   On 2017-05-23, Eike Lantzsch  wrote:   
   > Hi y'all!   
   > Just for your information,   
   > lines longer than 78 characters make it uncomfortable for me   
   > to read otherwise very interesting posts, since I still use   
   > a conventional news-reader like slrn on a terminal.   
   > Panning is possible but as I said: uncomfortable.   
      
   While I do agree people who post should mind the line length   
   guidelines, in slrn, while in article view, you can hit 'w'   
   to toggle line wrapping mode. That is the quickest way   
   to render otherwise hard to read posts comfortably readable.   
   When replying to such an article, line length doesn't get   
   automatically wrapped/adjusted, so it's still an annoyance   
   as you have to add line breaks and quotation marks to the   
   follow-up/reply.   
      
   > That is why usenet etiquette mentions:   
   >   
   > RFC 1855                 Netiquette Guidelines              October 1995   
   >   
   >     - Limit line length to fewer than 65 characters and end a line   
   >       with a carriage return.   
   >   
   > This is even more restrictive than what I politely asked for, namely   
   > 78chars. I'm no usenet-police, just a reader speaking in my behalf.   
   >   
   > I'm sorry to have ruffled a few feathers. As I said, your posts are   
   > interesting and most welcome.   
   >   
   > Have a nice day and keep up the good work.   
   > Eike ZP6CGE   
      
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