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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 9 Jul 1996.
Re: WARNING: Control Codes<--this warning is useless without

Re: WARNING: Control Codes<--this warning is useless without listing control codes

On 9 Jul 1996 16:57:01 GMT, cfb...@southern.co.nz (Colin Douthwaite) wrote:

>
>===================================================================
>
>                               WARNING
>
>====================================================================
>
>PLEASE do *NOT* post Colour, Color, Control or Animation Codes to 
>ASCII-ART newsgroups - or indeed ANY Internet newsgroup.  
>
>It can cause an awful lot of trouble on Net systems worldwide.
>
>If you wish to post Raw Code then UUENCODE it first !
>
>Colour & Color Control Codes in subject titles and headers should be 
>avoided entirely.  
>
>====================================================================
>
>
>Please do NOT post Colour & Color Control Codes in message headers 
>and titles.  
>
>
>     The problems are due to some Net software recognising the 
>     Raw Code as commands which make the software do unwanted 
>     things and can even cause a system to crash.  
>
>
>This message is being reposted frequently because many newcomers
>to the Net do not seem to know the problems caused by Control Codes. 
>
>
>====================================================================
>
>
>

                                              
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From: obs...@unknown.origin (Vapor)
Subject: Re: WARNING: Control Codes<--this warning is useless without listing control codes
Date: 1996/07/09
Message-ID: <31e2cd05.7695871@news>#1/1
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references: <4ru30t$lc...@orm.southern.co.nz>
organization: Ain't Got A Clue Inc.
newsgroups: alt.ascii-art,alt.ascii-art.animation,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii
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