Re: format=flowed text -> RTFM + RTF FAQ + RTF RFC

* James Marsh <james <at> snoopy.freeserve.co.uk> [2002-12-01 23:16]:
> > the only difference between a normal message
> > and a f=f message is in the header:
> > 1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> > 2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format="flowed".
> OK - that's all I realy wanted to know.
> Also, the fact that in a f=f message line breaks
> within paragraphs have a space before the CR,
> whereas between paragraphs there is just a CR.

this info is in the RFC.  read it.

> I know it's not specifically a mutt issue, but given
> the generally knowledgeable people that use mutt,
> it seems a reasonable place to ask.

  "i know that my question is off topic in
  comp.lang.c but given the generally
  knowledgeable people here who use
  vim - how can i do X in vim?"

that would be you, too, right?  well,
if you *know* is it is off topic then
it remains off topic - even if you know
that knowledgeable people are reading it.

> Some debate as to whether format=flowed is
> worthwhile would have been interesting.

the result of this debate is in the faq.
so.. read .. the.. faq.

Sven

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Sven Guckes   guckes-format-flowed <at> math.fu-berlin.de
format-flowed FAQ: http://www.joeclark.org/ffaq.html
format-flowed RFC: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2646.txt