From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 27 11:53:58 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 479E116A4CE; Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:53:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from gateway.jcn1.com (gateway.jcn1.com [65.169.254.9]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C79143D5A; Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:53:05 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mdh@jcn.net) Received: from logcabin.hem.com [65.174.138.67] by gateway.jcn1.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-8.01) id A657458A0122; Tue, 27 Jan 2004 13:04:55 -0600 Received: from logcabin.hem.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by logcabin.hem.com (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id i0RCor0r040581; Tue, 27 Jan 2004 06:50:53 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from mdh@logcabin.hem.com) Received: (from mdh@localhost) by logcabin.hem.com (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id i0RCor2l040580; Tue, 27 Jan 2004 06:50:53 -0600 (CST) From: Michael D Hughes Message-Id: <200401271250.i0RCor2l040580@logcabin.hem.com> To: Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 06:50:53 -0600 (CST) In-Reply-To: <20040127122632.GA62456@ei.bzerk.org> from "Ruben de Groot" at Jan 27, 2004 01:26:32 PM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL2] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.8 required=5.0 tests=IN_REP_TO,MISSING_HEADERS,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,TO_EMPTY version=2.60-cvs X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60-cvs (1.178-2003-03-03-exp) X-RBL-Warning: DSN: Not supporting null originator (DSN) X-Declude-Sender: mdh@jcn.net [65.174.138.67] X-Note: This E-mail was scanned by Declude JunkMail (www.declude.com) for spam. *PLEASE DISREGARD*. cc: FreeBSD cc: Frederick Subject: Re: Formatting an email for this list using vi X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: mdh@jcn.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 19:53:58 -0000 I use par to formatted/reformatted my emails. > = Copied from message sent on Tue Jan 27 06:26:32 2004 by Ruben de Groot Subject:Re: Formatting an email for this list using vi. > > On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 07:34:54AM -0600, Gary typed: > > Hi Frederick, > > > > --On Monday, November 17, 2003 09:58:00 AM +1100 Frederick Bowes > > wrote: > > > > >I have just started learning to use vi, and remember someone posting > > >something a while ago about how to re-format an email reply to have proper > > >60 character width or something like that, does anyone remember how that > > >is done? > > > > Well, I use VIM instead of VI, it is an "enhanced version" > > > > For automatic settings, set up a .vimrc file in your home dir. > > > > Add in: > > > > :set tw=74 (to set your text width) > > Or in FreeBSD's stock vi incarnation (nvi), you put the line > > set wraplen=72 > > in $HOME/.exrc > > Ruben > > > Or you can add this in manually on the VI command line after starting it. > > > > > > Now to refomat an email, while preserving the > on previous quoted text, > > type in ESC gqip > > > > -- > > Gary > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > -- Michael D Hughes Loghome living is the best! mdh@jcn.net