X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fd588,b1f787930ca02130 X-Google-Attributes: gidfd588,public X-Google-Thread: 110f55,b1f787930ca02130 X-Google-Attributes: gid110f55,public X-Google-Thread: f996b,b1f787930ca02130 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: The BossTone Subject: Re: WARNING: Control Codes Date: 1996/04/30 Message-ID: <3185D860.1D6C@faraday.clas.virginia.edu>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 152193049 sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU x-nntp-posting-host: bootp-234-122.bootp.virginia.edu references: <4m33jo$qlr@orm.southern.co.nz> content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii organization: University of Virginia mime-version: 1.0 newsgroups: alt.ascii-art,alt.ascii-art.animation,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii x-mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Win16; I) why does this sound like a crock of shit? you can post other HTML'ed items, why not color codes? You better explain... Colin Douthwaite wrote: > > =================================================================== > > WARNING > > ==================================================================== > > PLEASE do *NOT* post Colour, Color, Control 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. > > ==================================================================== > > 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. > > ====================================================================