Starting a new thread because this is getting way off topic (both re: gentoo or re: the topic under discussion in the other thread)
On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 11:25:12PM -0600, Penguin Lover ??Q?? squawked: > On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:05:58 -0600 > Steven Susbauer <stupendousst...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Some mail readers convert *asterisks* as bold statements. I believe it > > is the generally accepted way to make a section stand out when dealing > > with plain text. > > Yes. The other two kinds of conventional pseudo-markup are /slashes/ > for italics and _underscores_ for underlining. Even with clients that > don't use them to change rendering, they're easy to pick up by eye when > reading the plain text. > Okay, my tongue was firmly in my cheek in the hypothetical question I just posted in the old thread. But now seriously: is there anyway of telling the recipient client to NOT change rendering, other than telling the recipient to turn off rendering changes in the mail client? I feel that this is a more legitimate question because it is quite possible that the answer to some question posted on a linux mailing list invoves a one-line sed command, or even a directory listing. Is it possible to tell clients which change rendering that, yes, I really mean /root/.rev* and not <em>root</em>.rev* ? W -- Chocolate has many preservatives. Preservatives make you look younger. Sortir en Pantoufles: up 745 days, 4:30
