X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fd588,12c0f227c6fd958c X-Google-Attributes: gidfd588,public X-Google-Thread: f996b,12c0f227c6fd958c X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: 110f55,12c0f227c6fd958c X-Google-Attributes: gid110f55,public From: katf117a@netcom.com Subject: Re: WARNING: Control Codes Date: 1996/12/22 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 205437130 sender: katf117a@netcom23.netcom.com references: <59haig$so3@orm.southern.co.nz> followup-to: alt.ascii-art,alt.ascii-art.animation,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) newsgroups: alt.ascii-art,alt.ascii-art.animation,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Colin Douthwaite (cfbd@southern.co.nz) wrote: : =================================================================== : WARNING : ==================================================================== : Control Codes: : ------------- : PLEASE do *NOT* post Colour, Color, Control Codes or Animation Codes : to ASCII-ART newsgroups - or indeed ANY Internet newsgroup. : It can cause an awful lot of trouble on Net systems worldwide. : If you wish to post Raw Code then UUENCODE it first ! : Colour & Color Control Codes in subject titles and headers should be : avoided entirely. : Extended Character Set: : ---------------------- : The only Ascii characters which should be posted and used in Ascii : Art are: : Decimal characters 32 to 127. : The Extended Character Set of Decimal 128 to 255 made by using the : Alt key, and used for ANSI pictures, must be UUencoded before : posting to the Net and should not be used in ASCII artwork pictures. : ==================================================================== : Please do NOT post Colour & Color Control Codes in message headers : and titles. : The problems are due to some Net software recognising the : Raw Code as commands which make the software do unwanted : things and can even cause a system to crash. : This message is being reposted frequently because many newcomers : to the Net do not seem to know the problems caused by Control Codes. : ==================================================================== I have been trying for a long time to find this.. but can someone point me to the right direction where I can get these color control codes? or maybe email it to me? thanks