From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Tue Jun 16 14:04:34 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA76233A912 for ; Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:04:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cknipe@savage.za.org) Received: from mail-yb1-xb2c.google.com (mail-yb1-xb2c.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::b2c]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 49mVLn5YnMz43Z9 for ; Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:04:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cknipe@savage.za.org) Received: by mail-yb1-xb2c.google.com with SMTP id k18so10853379ybm.13 for ; Tue, 16 Jun 2020 07:04:33 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=savage-za-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=L7jGJB1L8ZWpbfkzGBvxqSEg57MONmTKQNIgINvWXU0=; b=NWgFG8EBj/619186JhfJPvFueRnvztFGkMyabx7Q/aHTcIFscG9AYpUxM98g0Xlg/o HYwb+coNUa+znDB2HN+U5cwB3AGTHTsXcqvwIBZSxeFe1MZ4dpFsSoFMn2RBSBZJLRq7 O6UMJ49JCZKUcp2TwbO3e02e2Iu4apvnyhh/hituJmHtZ4bvanTZaY5JpnXQG1eC+UCP iImJ+ZcKkx+mMYpDQYEicIooBsyeRFkhamFDS/JlluoP07zBOwx4U/JUTBqqz4wLEmMQ Oz+FyqkWu0d6eVxPnd5D62eSc3/ag08VqnJnSiBeWWN7y15QkBhJLfJhRsciSuqtXMIV h8aQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=L7jGJB1L8ZWpbfkzGBvxqSEg57MONmTKQNIgINvWXU0=; b=YkA8Se83EOWAaJYV+xff+8BoUfynGJ0YYkVxCSbwtQZmnL95V4EB7a0bp6WuonGkkH uNr+kp4B7Uwmkc+NlcIN8/GUWVkjpLbFjqA9zQj5wXC7plcw0Ta+RayVcBMSA3KUA5cN x76oYzFPoYw15u/kIzP78cZ+e4IcTD/dkXmhUrDv5XAzvk02UQElqkuAeGwWL0qYdJkJ TXVi7XZ7ixD39OBbvopoYFEHCANSHzbk8Zdod/BdJI0/E0gorK7huxLknsTiGhrZTFTS MQWdqriap4kh2u1d3wm/pfCShOCYWUjNHz2GxdqgjNZ0batb7vhhnVERJFgURdH3smHN +b0g== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532u2xHI9XU6TAqwC0UYjb5ZFC/PJkzOfYUBQDALT2cqKd/sg7ON M9/LzxPOWTbH63y+m+DbSSPF5w4dpUDl54iso3loFQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxyKtvjx2/6rhTk+cNtBhNow4y4A6rV2M3YaEVB3d3BcgefYXNEA4Zg1/e+Xop26fFziSO7FwXuHa4nLVEMBf8= X-Received: by 2002:a25:3784:: with SMTP id e126mr4765312yba.267.1592316272814; Tue, 16 Jun 2020 07:04:32 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20200613154409.GA89618@neutralgood.org> <13115.1592302784@segfault.tristatelogic.com> <20200616071153.00006f4d@seibercom.net> <20200616075548.000066f1@seibercom.net> <20200616140416.bd7b8bf2.freebsd@edvax.de> <20200616142043.7d599458.freebsd@edvax.de> <20200616144141.6203d978e9bd43418b17dcbc@sohara.org> In-Reply-To: From: Chris Knipe Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 16:04:21 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Mailing List Etiquette was freebsd vs. netbsd To: Aryeh Friedman Cc: "Steve O'Hara-Smith" , Polytropon , FreeBSD - X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 49mVLn5YnMz43Z9 X-Spamd-Bar: / Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=savage-za-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.s=20150623 header.b=NWgFG8EB; dmarc=none; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of cknipe@savage.za.org designates 2607:f8b0:4864:20::b2c as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=cknipe@savage.za.org X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-0.63 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.03)[-1.033]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[savage-za-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com:s=20150623]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[4]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36:c]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-0.99)[-0.992]; TAGGED_RCPT(0.00)[]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[multipart/alternative,text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[savage.za.org]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[savage-za-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com:+]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2607:f8b0:4864:20::b2c:from]; NEURAL_SPAM_SHORT(0.10)[0.098]; FREEMAIL_TO(0.00)[gmail.com]; FORGED_SENDER(0.30)[savage@savage.za.org,cknipe@savage.za.org]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; FROM_NEQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[savage@savage.za.org,cknipe@savage.za.org]; SUSPICIOUS_RECIPS(1.50)[]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.33 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:04:34 -0000 On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 4:01 PM Aryeh Friedman wrote: > > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 9:54 AM Chris Knipe wrote: > >> >> Why can't your MUA be intelligent enough to wrap emails with > 74 >> characters on a line? >> > > Because programs that try to be "smart" about things are often "too smart > for their own good". For example what is to stop it from wrapping > something that for various reasons *HAS* to be longer than 74 chars (like > code) when such wrapping destroys the ability to cut and paste from the MUA > into another file for testing? > > Here goes a good example: > > Simple - don't email it. If you do, attach it as an attachment (MIME is there for a reason)... There's GIT / CVS / Take your pick for a reason... :-) -- Regards, Chris Knipe