X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,fa4f0e1502e45982 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-28 08:34:03 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!newsmm00.sul.t-online.com!t-online.de!news.t-online.com!not-for-mail From: "Peter \"lastfuture\" Marquardt" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Ascii-Art Secrets #3 Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 17:33:01 +0100 Organization: T-Online Lines: 32 Message-ID: References: <5EcKYPA4Fq$7Ewro@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk> <3BFEC7C0.C7A07FC8@xs4all.nl> <3BFED862.9EA4B52@hotmail.com> <3C0264B4.7BCFCED@xs4all.nl> <1uQCPHUmlHz+fAl1PFlOJbeiia0f@4ax.com> <3C0462A0.F1BFD3D7@xs4all.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: news.t-online.com 1006965178 02 11532 ta4OT60TSwAClq 011128 16:32:58 X-Complaints-To: abuse@t-online.com X-Sender: 520084321266-0001@t-dialin.net X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.6/32.525 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:11879 >>> Well, that's what it's like when you talk about flonk. >>> How do you like my new intro line? >> >>To tell you the truth, I think it's a waist of bandwidth. i find it nice :) >This: >____ On Tue, 27 Nov 2001 22:13:42 +0100 >\__/___ Peter "lastfuture" Marquardt ran through the > LI-\o-' streets of alt.ascii-art > | waving an axe and screaming: > / \ > >Is only 4 characters more than this: >On Tue, 27 Nov 2001 22:13:42 +0100, in alt.ascii-art "Peter >\"lastfuture\" Marquardt" , wrote in message >id : hope you have counted the returns (new line) as extra characters >People have this insane notion that more lines = more bandwidth when >it comes to intro lines and sigs even when the lines are much shorter. well joris.. quoting an entire text to reply to only one question is.. uh.. i think you get my point ;) -- \\\||/// ,-----------------. | -- --| ( ....z.zz.zzZzZZzZ ) INSOMNIA part 7 |(__)_)| `-----------------' soon to be revealed | _) | _____,' alt.ascii-art