[Zymail-devel] line wrap (was Re: Great work! ...)
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From: Joe S. <jo...@in...> - 2008-01-02 20:27:27
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On Jan 2, 2008, at 1:17 PM, Joe Strout wrote: >> But, maybe we shouldn't wrap and let the client app wrap where >> needed. > > For styled text, sure, but not for plain text. Some (admittedly > poorly-written but nonetheless common) MTAs will truncate or > otherwise abuse lines longer than 76 characters. This is a more complex subject than it first appears; there are different Content-Type modifiers (e.g. format=flowed) which affect how the data is to be interpreted. I believe RFCs 2464 & 3676 set the standard for this, but I haven't looked into them in much depth yet. Best, - Joe -- Joe Strout Inspiring Applications, Inc. http://www.InspiringApps.com |