sam rosenfeld proclaimed on mutt-users that: 

> set editor="/usr/bin/mcedit"
> set smart_wrap=yes
 
> BTW, my smart_wrap does not result in line wrapping, perhaps because the set 
>configuration to
> smart_wrap=yes is a mutt instruction and I am using an external editor.
> :wq

This is because smart_wrap just handles the wrapping of messages you get that
have unwrapped text.  It does not wrap outgoing mail.

Set mcedit to wrap lines at (say) 72 characters if you want to wrap outgoing mails.

        --suresh
        
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