Hi, To set the line length in outgoing newsgroup messages Outlook Express automatically sets the line length of messages using plain text format at 76 characters per line. This accommodates news servers that do not display more than 80 characters per line. When messages are quoted in a reply, the original text is usually marked and indented with an additional character. If your message is likely to be quoted after posting, set your text to wrap at 70 or 72 characters per line to prevent text from running beyond the edge of the window. On the Tools menu, click Options. On the Send tab, in the News Sending Format section, select Plain Text, and then click the Plain Text Settings button. In the text box for Automatically wrap text at x characters when sending, type the number of characters you want displayed per line. Hope this helps you understand the problem. I generally just add a little note in the message warning about the potential need to type in the whole URL. Another common problem is where bookmarks have a space in them and the URL stops at the space. Cheers Paul Hanly Rhodes, Sydney, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diana Fitzgerald" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 11:35 PM Subject: Re: Family Surnames:- > Hi Listers, > Sorry for not including the correct URL in my previous > posting. > my web page is > > <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fitzgeraldsgo > ld> > For some reason OE5 is messing with the last part of > the URL. > I hope someone finds a connection to my tree!! > Cheers > Di > > > > ==== AUS-NSW-NORCO Mailing List ==== > Why not put your GEDCOM on line at > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > >

Thanks Paul, OE 5 was driving me nuts!! thanks for the reminder about cut and past and writing under the URL. easy to forget when you have a million and one things going on. hope it's better now! http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fitzgeraldsgold Cheers Di ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Hanly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 19 June 2000 11:54 Subject: Re: Family Surnames:- Incomplete URL's > Hi, > > To set the line length in outgoing newsgroup messages > Outlook Express automatically sets the line length of messages using plain > text format at 76 characters per line. This accommodates news servers that > do not display more than 80 characters per line. When messages are quoted in > a reply, the original text is usually marked and indented with an additional > character. If your message is likely to be quoted after posting, set your > text to wrap at 70 or 72 characters per line to prevent text from running > beyond the edge of the window. > > On the Tools menu, click Options. > > On the Send tab, in the News Sending Format section, select Plain Text, and > then click the Plain Text Settings button. > > In the text box for Automatically wrap text at x characters when sending, > type the number of characters you want displayed per line. > > Hope this helps you understand the problem. I generally just add a little > note in the message warning about the potential need to type in the whole > URL. Another common problem is where bookmarks have a space in them and the > URL stops at the space. > > Cheers > Paul Hanly > Rhodes, Sydney, Australia > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Diana Fitzgerald" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 11:35 PM > Subject: Re: Family Surnames:- > > > > Hi Listers, > > Sorry for not including the correct URL in my previous > > posting. > > my web page is > > > > <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fitzgeraldsgo > > ld> > > For some reason OE5 is messing with the last part of > > the URL. > > I hope someone finds a connection to my tree!! > > Cheers > > Di > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-NSW-NORCO Mailing List ==== > > Why not put your GEDCOM on line at > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > > ==== AUS-NSW-NORCO Mailing List ==== > The quick way to access and search any rootsweb mailing list is to start at http://lists.rootsweb.com/ >