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   mark lewis to August Abolins   
   can you adjust your quoting thing   
   03 May 20 20:44:15   
   
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     Re: can you adjust your quoting thing   
     By: August Abolins to August Abolins on Sun May 03 2020 18:01:00   
      
      
    ml>> in software that allows one to define the quote format, it is   
    ml>> generally caused by forgetting the trailing space...   
      
    AA> I hadn't changed anything for months. I don't know why (or when)   
    AA> the space disappeared in my replies. The quote function is re-entered   
    AA> now with a fresh space after the symbol. It looks like this reply is   
    AA> cooperating.   
      
   it is :)   
      
    AA> Thanks for the heads-up on the matter.   
      
   thank you :)   
      
    AA>>> Meanwhile..  Maybe you can use the tool referenced in my sig line.   
    AA>>> It does an amazing job "cleaning up" scattered quoted lines.  It   
    AA>>> does the nice indentations and extra .gt. signs where necessary.   
      
    ml>> it cannot work in a linux command line ssh or telnet terminal,   
    ml>> though ;)   
      
    AA> I thought Linux people could operate auxiliary programs in a VM   
    AA> (like in the good old OS2-Win days) and copy paste between apps.   
      
   we can but why? i'm reading a message; i hit the reply button; i select the   
   lines i want to quote, hit enter, and then i'm in my editor to write my   
   reply... i'm doing this all online to my BBS... why would i want to do all   
   that copying and pasting back and forth?   
      
   if i'm reading using my point setup with golded, same thing... why do all that   
   when i have the tools at hand already? ;)   
      
      
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