On Fri, 9 Jun 2000 05:38:43 cdt, Alan S. Harrell wrote, in part: > See also, section 2.1.1. of RFC 1855: > > http://www.dtcc.edu/cs/rfc1855.html > > "If you are forwarding or re-posting a message you've received, do > not change the wording. If the message was a personal message to > you and you are re-posting to a group, you should ask permission > first. You may shorten the message and quote only relevant parts, > but be sure you give proper attribution." Reformatting the message to, for example, alleviate the "long/short" syndrome that inevitably results from the difference in line-length conventions among competing E-mail clients and online service providers, falls under "shortening the message" that the Request for Comments refers to. -- BOB
