X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,860d1c9e950ee487 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-08-12 05:12:54 PST From: Isuldir Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Just a perspective Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 13:13:24 +0100 Message-ID: References: <3b5f511e.12760042@news.concentric.net> <3B654703.198500B3@xs4all.nl> Organization: OWG X-Newsreader: MicroPlanet Gravity v2.30 X-Who: Isuldir X-Y: Because X-Probability-of-correctness: 28/x NNTP-Posting-Host: modem-8-41-60-62.vip.uk.com X-Trace: 12 Aug 2001 13:12:47 +0100, modem-8-41-60-62.vip.uk.com Lines: 30 X-Report: Report abuse to nntpabuse@vip.uk.com Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!iclnet!news1.vip.uk.com Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:6917 In article , Pete Casso gaily trilled... > > Hey, this place hasn't changed much. > > 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. > Its possible, but not obvious. Can't quite remember how to do it (I'm using a decent newsreader, but I got OE5 working on my brother's computer), but I'm sure I could find it if necessary. > 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.
> 
But if you post in HTML, most of the people using decent software will 
have problems reading it. Unless, of course, you can get some program to 
simply add 
 and 
 at the beginning and end of the post, 
without the excessive  tags everywhere which OE generates.

> 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.

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