[boost] Bad Quoting and Outlook Express

From: Dave Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-02-04 07:58:23

Hey all you Outlook Express users - if you're tired of sending mangled
emails, like this:

> "Dominik Jain"  wrote in message
> news:aip4cd$15eofi$1_at_ID-123896.news.dfncis.de...
> > This is a simple sample text, and as you will see, Outlook Express is
> going
> > to wrap this line. I've always hated that! And one night I said to
myself,
> > "It can't go on like this". And so I wrote OE-QuoteFix...

check out this free utility:
http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/

I'm pretty sure I'm going to be switching back to Outlook Express from
emacs/GNUs because of this (and the many joys of OE).  I'm using it right
now, and it "just works!"

improving-quality-of-life-for-all-boosters-ly y'rs,
Dave

P.S. I'm tempted to suggest that we should link to this on our website
and/or in our welcome email.

--
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
http://www.boost-consulting.com