Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list gopher); Wed, 17 Apr 2002 16:15:09 -0500 (EST) Return-Path: <spectre@stockholm.ptloma.edu> Delivered-To: gopher@complete.org Received: from stockholm.ptloma.edu (stockholm.ptloma.edu [199.106.86.50]) by pi.glockenspiel.complete.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3BD83B842 for <gopher@complete.org>; Wed, 17 Apr 2002 16:15:08 -0500 (EST) Received: (from spectre@localhost) by stockholm.ptloma.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) id OAA18588 for gopher@complete.org; Wed, 17 Apr 2002 14:20:14 -0700 From: Cameron Kaiser <spectre@stockholm.ptloma.edu> Message-Id: <200204172120.OAA18588@stockholm.ptloma.edu> Subject: [gopher] Re: Width of text files In-Reply-To: <20020417191748.JEWX17614.tomts17-srv.bellnexxia.net@[209.226.175.18]> from Ralph Furmaniak at "Apr 17, 2 03:17:48 pm" To: gopher@complete.org Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 14:20:14 -0700 (PDT) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL39 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-archive-position: 602 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: gopher-bounce@complete.org Errors-to: gopher-bounce@complete.org X-original-sender: spectre@stockholm.ptloma.edu Precedence: bulk Reply-to: gopher@complete.org List-help: <mailto:ecartis@complete.org?Subject=help> List-unsubscribe: <mailto:gopher-request@complete.org?Subject=unsubscribe> List-software: Ecartis version 1.0.0 List-ID: Gopher <gopher.complete.org> X-List-ID: Gopher <gopher.complete.org> List-subscribe: <mailto:gopher-request@complete.org?Subject=subscribe> List-owner: <mailto:jgoerzen@complete.org> List-post: <mailto:gopher@complete.org> List-archive: <http://www.complete.org/mailinglists/archives/> X-list: gopher

> Some people mentioned that 80 will work, but I found that since the client > might put in spaces and other stuff that it should be a smaller number. > I setup Bucktooth to wrap to 65, mostly because this is the optimal line > length in typesetting (easiest to read).

The line length I have used in most of Floodgap is 67 characters, being the longest line that will be displayed in UMN gopher without it getting shortened. Other browsers I've used don't seem to care.

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