Re: (meteorobs) Re: Alignments

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Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Re: Alignments
From: Lew Gramer <dedalus@latrade.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 16:30:18 -0400
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>I support the idea of allowing .txt attachments of full meteor reports...

Unfortunately, this is simply a bad idea: If you think it is difficult
trying to find a "fixed width" font setting on your email client (I am
willing to bet there probably is one, by the way), then imagine someone's
chagrin at trying to translate a file attached in BINARY PC format, when
they are reading email from a TEXT-BASED UNIX emailer... A real problem!

Better to work out the problem of lining up tables for yourself, and to
send these reports as "inline text" rather than attachments, I think.

Clear skies,
Lew Gramer


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