Re: Sybrand Bakker

From: Mark Styles <news_at_lambic.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 18:31:33 GMT
Message-ID: <cjmdut882q87e68enou77enjg2fk7mkaap@4ax.com>

On Mon, 5 Nov 2001 17:46:08 -0000 , Norman Dunbar <Norman.Dunbar_at_lfs.co.uk> wrote:

>Correct me if I'm wrong but :
>
>Isn't the use of '*' around a word standard netiquette to show bold or
>emphasis when using a text only medium ?
>Saves having that virus ridden HTML in every posting.

Depends who you talk to. I've always been taught to emphasise with _underscores_ like _this_. Asterisks can do weird things if you're processing messages in Unix. Received on Mon Nov 05 2001 - 12:31:33 CST