Nathan Cullen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Mon, 20 Sep 1999:
> What is the generally accepted message length for plain text messages? I've
> heard several numbers (72 chars, 80, 79, etc..).
72 is the one I've seen most. In general, "less than 80". The
reasoning for 72, which is quite a bit less than 80, is that you can
have several levels of quoting and it the line will still fit within
80 chars.
> Also, what would be the
> entry in my .vimrc to enforce this text width?
:set textwidth=72
Mikko
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