On Tue, 2006-12-05 at 17:51 -0400, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > This is a FAQ and AFAIK you can't do it. The wrap boundary appears to be > > > hardwired at 70 characters, which apparently is inscribed in some > > > standard or other. > > > > If it's a FAQ, can someone please tell me which "standard" this is? > > >From RFC-2822 (http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2822.html): > > "2.1.1. Line Length Limits > > There are two limits that this standard places on the number of > characters in a line. Each line of characters MUST be no more than > 998 characters, and SHOULD be no more than 78 characters, excluding > the CRLF."
The RFC linked does NOT apply. From the RFC:
1.1. Scope
...
Note: This standard is not intended to dictate the internal
formats
used by sites, the specific message system features that they are
expected to support, or *any of the characteristics of user interface
programs that create or read messages*.
(emphasis added)
There is nothing that requires a mailer to *display* messages
hard-wrapped at n characters. The RFC linked only applies to
messages on the wire so to speak.
Back to the OP's question:
Why does evolution not have a re-wrap feature?
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