Dr.Dobb's Blog Portal posts "D's the Real Deal -- Finally"

[Bradley Smith]

Thunderbird line wrapping is configurable.
See Tools/Options.../Composition/General/Wrap plain text messages at _ characters.


Sean Kelly wrote:
> Oskar Linde wrote:
>> Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
>>> "Frank Benoit (keinfarbton)" <benoit at tionex.removethispart.de> wrote 
>>> in message news:eo3s3n$1147$1 at digitaldaemon.com...
>>>>>> http://www.ddj.com/blog/portal/archives/2007/01/ds_the_real_dea.htm
>>>>>> l
>>>>> I get a 404 and searching for the article doesn't yield anything.  :S
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Use also the 'l' on the next line ;D
>>>
>>> Stupid newsgroups!  :) 
>>
>> No. Stupid web-interface.
>>
>> For example, RFC 3676 states:
>>
>> """If faced with such a word which exceeds 78 characters (but less 
>> than 998 characters, the [SMTP] limit on line length), the agent 
>> SHOULD send
>> the word as is and exceed the 78-character limit on line length."""
> 
> For what it's worth, Thunderbird breaks up the link as well.  Drives me 
> crazy.
> 
> 
> Sean