In article , (Nick
Maclaren) wrote:

Actually, it is a dash with the top bit set, so the bug is in the
posting software.

I don't think you can be right. The posting software was:

User-Agent: Microsoft Outlook Express Macintosh Edition - 5.01 (1630)

Macs are totally organic and bug free :-))

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/

Nick Maclaren muttered:


In article ,
"BAC" writes:
| "Kay" wrote in message
| ...
| In article , Henry writes
|
| North-facing front door. Even in summer it only gets about 2*3 hours
| sunlight a day, morning and late afternoon.
|
| You must be pretty North to get 23 hours a day sunshine in summer ;-)
|
| I think you may be having problems with your software. The dash between
| the 2 and 3 was clear on the post I saw.
|
| There was no dash (or space) between the 2 and 3 on the post I saw, FWIW.

Curious. It displayed as a dash on both my (very simple) readers,
which is rare for bad characters.

Actually, it is a dash with the top bit set, so the bug is in the
posting software.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

I put an en rule between the two and the three.

Tim Tyler muttered:

Steve Harris wrote or quoted:
(Nick Maclaren) wrote:

Actually, it is a dash with the top bit set, so the bug is in the
posting software.

I don't think you can be right. The posting software was:

User-Agent: Microsoft Outlook Express Macintosh Edition - 5.01 (1630)

Macs are totally organic and bug free :-))

This one shows clear signs of a parasitic growth.

I recommend the application of nematode worms ;-)

For those who are cursed with PC technologycomma in futurecomma I will
spell it outcomma as incolon "my bay tree only gets two to three hours
of sunlight per day"full stop Happy nowquestion mark

Steve Harris wrote or quoted:
(Nick Maclaren) wrote:

Actually, it is a dash with the top bit set, so the bug is in the
posting software.

I don't think you can be right. The posting software was:

User-Agent: Microsoft Outlook Express Macintosh Edition - 5.01 (1630)

Macs are totally organic and bug free :-))

This one shows clear signs of a parasitic growth.

I recommend the application of nematode worms ;-)
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Nick Maclaren muttered:

In article , Magwitch wrote:

I put an en rule between the two and the three.

There is no en rule in ASCII, and Usenet's character set is ASCII.
KISS.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Toughfull stop

In article , Magwitch wrote:

I put an en rule between the two and the three.

There is no en rule in ASCII, and Usenet's character set is ASCII.
KISS.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article , =20
says...
On 8/4/05 15:00, in article ,
"BAC" wrote:
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"Kay" wrote in message
...
In article , Henry writes
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North-facing front door. Even in summer it only gets about 2=AD3 hou=
rs
sunlight a day, morning and late afternoon.
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You must be pretty North to get 23 hours a day sunshine in summer ;-)
=20
I think you may be having problems with your software. The dash betwee=
n
the 2 and 3 was clear on the post I saw.
=20
There was no dash (or space) between the 2 and 3 on the post I saw, FWI=
W.
=20
=20
There was on the one I saw.
=20
Gravity, Knews, and a couple of others show up no dash. Maybe stripped=20
HTML stuff?