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Roderick Schertler <roderick@argon.org> writes:

> On 14 May 1997 03:11:34 +0200, Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@srce.hr> said:
> > 
> > Any way, it is understandable, as the continuation ``References'
> > actually caused problems some people, and the gain wasn't that big.
> 
> Heck, if it makes life harder for the broken software while not bothering
> properly written software I'm all for it, especially since the result is
> more esthetically pleasing.

If their software is broken it hurts you too.  Say you post something
with wrapped references.  they reply to it, but their reader truncates
it.  when you get that response it's no longer sorted correctly in
_your_ display.


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