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   Carlos Navarro to Nicholas Boel   
   wrap   
   03 Apr 24 11:02:01   
   
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   02 Apr 2024 19:48, you wrote to Tommi Koivula:   
      
    TK>> So, IMHO the "hard wrap" setting WRAP_WIDTH 72 is not working as   
    TK>> it should with "flowed on". I think Jamnntpd should adjust the   
    TK>> WRAP_WIDTH setting according to the "flowed" setting and not wrap   
    TK>> lines with "flowed on".   
      
    NB> If I'm understanding you correctly, WRAP_WIDTH should remain 72 only   
    NB> when 'def_flowed=off', and when 'def_flowed=on' it should be disabled   
    NB> completely? If that's the case, I agree.   
      
   In format=flowed, long lines are wrapped but they have a trailing space. The   
   client, if it supports this format, joins the lines, showing them as a   
   paragraph.   
      
   From RFC-2646:   
   ---------------------------------   
   Generating Format=Flowed   
      
   When generating Format=Flowed text, lines SHOULD be shorter than 80   
   characters.  As suggested values, any paragraph longer than 79   
   characters in total length could be wrapped using lines of 72 or   
   fewer characters.  While the specific line length used is a matter of   
   aesthetics and preference, longer lines are more likely to require   
   rewrapping and to encounter difficulties with older mailers.  It has   
   been suggested that 66 character lines are the most readable.   
      
   (The reason for the restriction to 79 or fewer characters between   
   CRLFs on the wire is to ensure that all lines, even when displayed by   
   a non-flowed-aware program, will fit in a standard 80-column screen   
   without having to be wrapped.  The limit is 79, not 80, because while   
   80 fit on a line, the last column is often reserved for a line-wrap   
   indicator.)   
      
   When creating flowed text, the generating agent wraps, that is,   
   inserts 'soft' line breaks as needed.  Soft line breaks are added   
   between words.  Because a soft line break is a SP CRLF sequence, the   
   generating agent creates one by inserting a CRLF after the occurance   
   of a space.   
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   Carlos   
      
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