Re: $Symbol in Email Explication

Not just "plain text" but also the correct ISO character set (8859-1, I think).

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> From: sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com [mailto:sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com]On Behalf
> Of Elizabeth D. Rather
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 2:50 PM
> To: sftalk_at_forth.com
> Subject: [sftalk] Re: $Symbol in Email Explication
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> The only solution is for everyone using this forum to set their email
> clients to send "plain text" only, not html. Also, no attachments are
> allowed.
>
> Thanks,
> Elizabeth
>
> At 05:30 PM 1/11/02 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >Explication or not, it is impossible to determine which if any '=20' and
> >'=3D' are part of the text and which are artifacts of HTML email. Such
> >email is an abomination. If I knew how, I would automatically delete it
> >upon receipt. If Forth, Inc. knows how, I suggest that they not display
> >such communications in this forum. The information they could impart is
> >probably outweighed by the confusion that a bad transcription could
> >engender. How long did you need to make sense of the line above the
> >carets below?
> >
> >Jerry
> >--
> >Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get.
> >-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >Schmitt Louis Jean-Pierre wrote:
> > >
> > > : $EDITOR (adr, len---) " EDIT " AX$ $! AX$ APPEND$ EXECAX$ ;=3D20
> > >
> > > I use the symbol $ to make the difference between the treated(manipulated)
> > > data. C and C! =3D manipulation of bytes W! And W =3D manipulation of
> > words =
> > > 16
> > > bits and! =3D manipulation of words 32 bits 2 and 2! =3D manipulation
> > of wor=
> > > ds
> >^^^^^
> > > 64 bits F F! AX$ bx$ $! =3D transfer of the contents of AX$ towards
> > BX$, AX$
> > > and BX$ are counted strings. AX$ return adr0, len of the data stack AX$
> > > (---adr0, len) AX$ BX$ (---adr0, len0, adr1, len1) $! (Adr0, len0, adr1,
> > > len1---) the transfer is securised against owerflow of destination string.
> > > Plainly all the instructions which treat(manipulate) chaines of
> characters
> > > end by the symbol $. =20
> > >
> > > Text in French
> > >
> > > J'utilise le symbole $ pour faire la diff=E9rence entre les donn=E9es=
> > > manipul=E9es.
> > > C@ et C! =3D manipulation d'octets
> > > W! et W@ =3D manipulation de mots 16 bits
> > > @ et ! =3D manipulation de mots 32 bits
> > > 2@ et 2! =3D manipulation de mots 64 bits
> > >
> > > F@ F!
> > > AX$ bx$ $! =3D transfert du contenu de AX$ vers BX$, AX$ et BX$
> > sont des
> > > counted string. =20
> > > AX$ return adr0,len of the data stack=20
> > > AX$ ( --- adr0,len )
> > > AX$ BX$ ( --- adr0,len0,adr1,len1 )
> > > $! ( adr0,len0,adr1,len1 --- )=20
> > > le transfert est s=E9curis=E9 contre les d=E9bordements.
> > >
> > > En clair, toutes les instructions qui manipulent des chaines de
> > caract=E8res
> > > se terminent par le symbole $.
> > >
> > > Louis Jean-Pierre
> > >
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Received on Fri Jan 11 2002 - 14:54:21 PST