X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,a3f07f3c8c7f32d1 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: fd588,a3f07f3c8c7f32d1 X-Google-Attributes: gidfd588,public From: cfbd@southern.co.nz (Colin Douthwaite) Subject: Re: WARNING: Control Codes Date: 1997/09/30 Message-ID: <60rh30$qo$2@mnementh.southern.co.nz>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 276821871 References: <60jjtp$qv9$5@mnementh.southern.co.nz> <60rdf8$aoh@freenet-news.carleton.ca> Organization: Southern InterNet Services Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art.animation,alt.ascii-art Darrell A. Larose (ad607@FreeNet.Carleton.CA) wrote: > >Dave Wallace (DSW@willows-end.demon.co.uk#nospam) writes: >> Hmm. Maybe the problem is with Southern InterNET service's software or >> system. I'm not worried about control codes and I am certainly not going >> to read any postings from this guy in future. >> >> All the best... >Colin wrote the FAQ and the charter of this newsgroup. Well actually I didn't write any of the FAQs and, because it is an alt.* newsgroup I don't think it has a Charter. However, I did write the WARNING posting because about 2 or 3 years ago the newsgroup alt.ascii-art was full of screams from readers to " TURN OFF THE COLOUR ". I got tired of daily screams and decided to write and post the WARNING notice and I have posted it regularly ever since. >Your reply reeks >of ignorance of the problem that control codes can cause. NOT EVERYONE is >using Netscpae to read news. There are Macs, PC, VT-100 terminals and >UNIX systems. Just because it doesn't affect your system, doesn't mean >it won't affect others. On my system UNIX box running Freeport software >control codes (in fact last week in another NG) switched my screen to >unreadable extended ASCII characters. I didn't even open the article, >the poster thought it would be cute to put escape codes in his Subject >header line. New users just do not know about these things so they think anything goes on the Net...it does...but if other users get annoyed about what you are doing you have to expect reactions to your activities. I post the WARNING notice...and _that_ upsets some people. :-) Bye,