Subject: Bold Characters!!

From: Sameer Patil <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 1997 10:30:49 +0530 (GMT+5:30)

I am using Pine 3.91 on a UNIX system....
I desparately want to know how to send mail throught pine where selected 
characters will appear BOLD...
Anyone can help?

Thanks in advance...
Sameer

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From: "Robin S. Socha" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 01 Jan 1997 06:28:45 +0100

> characters will appear BOLD...
That is possible through using ansi-commands. It is unneccessary,
annoying and generally unwanted. Besides, it is known to have caused
considerable trouble with certain mail-servers and -clients. Don't do it
unless you _really_ have to.

Cheers,
Robin

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From: Ed Greshko <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 1997 14:04:42 +0800 (GMT)

> unless you _really_ have to.

	Agree 1000%.  Some terminals or terminal emulation SW will
lock up and require a reboot of the PC.

	If BOLD characters are *really* required then use word processor
SW or text/html.  Everyone has a browser these days....don't they.  :-)

	Ed

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