X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,860d1c9e950ee487 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-08-12 17:55:14 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.stealth.net!news-feed.nld.sonera.net!news.quicknet.nl!not-for-mail From: Lennert Stock Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Just a perspective Message-ID: <4p8ent8jb761o1c7aeep4j5gk1g0utuhr0@4ax.com> References: <3b5f511e.12760042@news.concentric.net> <3B654703.198500B3@xs4all.nl> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 26 Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 02:57:25 +0200 NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.73.134.67 X-Complaints-To: abuse@quicknet.nl X-Trace: news.quicknet.nl 997664113 213.73.134.67 (Mon, 13 Aug 2001 02:55:13 MET DST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 02:55:13 MET DST Organization: QuickNet Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:6928 On Sat, 11 Aug 2001 20:11:44 -0400, Pete Casso wrote: >One thing did change, I just noticed that Outlook Express 5 on my Windows >computer can't do fixed width fonts anymore, or in any case, the setting is >not obvious. I'm posting from my Mac right now. > >Wow, perhaps it is time to post in html (and use the 
 tags), otherwise
>most newcomers to ascii can't see the pics on this newsgroup.
>
>My newsgroup server shows 158 postings since July 23, i.e. minus the spam
>that's a mere 8 postings a day on the average, compared to about 20 postings
>a day when the older versions of Outlook Express on a Windows computer was
>able to display fixed width font.

True or not, it's still alt.ascii-art, not alt.virus-express-5.art.
Besides that, you would not be able to enforce it ;)
My guess the best approach would be, if someone has the time, to post
a bi-weekly 'how-to-view' faq, so newcomers fetching headers get some
help.


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