On Saturday 10 March 2007 22:42, Ben Humpert wrote: > > Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 22:32:25 +0100> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Ben > > Humpert wrote:> >> Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 22:44:46 +0200> From: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Ben Humpert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > > > > > I'd love to use the Etch installer...if I could ever get it.> > I> > > > > > used the etch installer last night and it worked flawlessly. Why> > > > > > can't you > get it?> > > kinda hard to find :) the webmaster of > > debian.org should add three> > tiny links: a) get stable (sarge) here, b) > > get testing (etch) here,> > c) get unstable (sid) here. each link directs > > to the first page of> > "get debian" for each version ... very simple but > > perhaps to> > difficult for them...dunno> > Testing and unstable > > shouldn't be easy to find because they are not> meant for everyone to > > use. If you are advanced enough to use them you> will find them ;)> > > > Well, then the debian guys should fix this decades old sarge installer - > > OR - merge it with the etch installer; it just takes some hours to do > > this. sata is already established enough to support it. its a shame to > > direct users to testing only to get sata support and to tell that it > > should be "hidden" from beginners.> >> Regards,> Andrei> P.S. Does msn > > have a config option to not remove line breaks? (In> Outlook it's called: > > "Remove extra line breaks in text messages"). It> makes your replies very > > difficult to read.> > Its not MSN/Outlook which kills the whole layout, > > its your client which cant interpret the mailings correctly. if i check > > my outbox the mail looks like it should (with line-breaks) and you guys > > are the first with this problem, i guess its debilian ... errr debian, > > sorry :)> > The other replies you have already received state why Sarge > > does what it> does with SATA.> > As for your mail, it's being sent as > > HTML, which is why you see it> differently than other people (many of > > whom only read plain text e-mail).> > When viewing your mail with > > IceDove/Thunderbird, one can choose to view> either one. If I look at the > > Original HTML, it looks fine, however,> looking at the "as plain text" > > view, it all runs together.> > The same attitude that you're taking with > > the e-mail is the same> attitude that many webmasters take. If the > > clients are using the right> software, everything will look fine. That is > > not the right attitude to> take because you never know what software > > people are using, especially> on a mailing list.> > > Like i said, your client can't handle it correctly. It should notice "oh, > its HTML, lets rewrite it into plain text". You dont have to use the right > software, just use intelligent software. Perhaps you insert a line break if > you arrive the end of the window, i dont do this cause of im using a > computer and not a typewriter! This is a "one line mant handle plain text? No, you wouldn't!
I would, will, make a filer on your email adress to not see your mail with non-breaking line any longer. Thierry -- Linux is like a tipee: no Windows, no Gate and an Apache inside -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
