[ale] Line wrap in Mozilla versus shell based email

[Geoffrey]

Dow Hurst wrote:
> I still don't have a handle on how to get my email to wrap properly.  
> I've specified in Mozilla that plain text outgoing email is to be 
> wrapped at 60 characters.  However, based on some testing I've done, it 
> is pretty obvious that Mozilla isn't enforcing this the way I need it 
> to.  I prefer using Mozilla for email.  I am used to it and have all my 
> work related email for years stored in this format/program.  Anyway, 
> does anyone have advice on how to bend Mozilla to my will?  Is there 
> some magic pref I can set that isn't by default?

How are you verifying that it's not wrapping properly?  As I recall, if 
the receiving email user has set a wrap setting for their received 
email, it will overide your sent wrap setting. (sent=60, receive=70).

> 
> Also, I like sticking the little smiley faces, or emoticons, in the text 
> but I have never looked at those in a email client that might not render 
> them.  Do they display in mutt or pine as the usual type of text based 
> emoticons of past fame?  For example, does :-) look like :-)  in mutt or 
> pine?  The first one is a text based colon, dash, and right parentheses 
> while the second is a standard smiley face from the menu in Mozilla.  
> Just looking for some direction and advice here on plain text emails 
> sent to ALE.  TIA,

Can't help you with that one.

> Dow
> 


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