Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 22 Mar 1999.
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A copy of the letter I sent to ZDTV The Screen Savers
alt.ascii-art
· 13 messages · 22 Mar 1999 - 30 Mar 1999
Subject: ASCII-ART & Outlook Express 5.0 Question
Ascii-Art is getting killed from Outlook Express. Is there a way to fix
this?
Outlook 4.72 always removes a blank single space on every line when sending
a message. Outlook 5.0 will add 'file:' in front of every place that has
'//'
in the email. This makes the sending and viewing ascii-art impossible in the
newsgroups and in email. How can we set up Outlook 5 to read and send
ASCII-ART the way it was meant without using HTML?
Peace from all of us at alt.ascii-art,
Donovan
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On Mon, 22 Mar 1999 09:09:39 -0600, "Donovan" <don...@misslink.net> wrote: >Subject: ASCII-ART & Outlook Express 5.0 Question > >Ascii-Art is getting killed from Outlook Express. Is there a way to fix >this? > >Outlook 4.72 always removes a blank single space on every line when sending >a message. Outlook 5.0 will add 'file:' in front of every place that has >'//' >in the email. This makes the sending and viewing ascii-art impossible in the >newsgroups and in email. How can we set up Outlook 5 to read and send >ASCII-ART the way it was meant without using HTML? > > >Peace from all of us at alt.ascii-art, > >Donovan Cool. I hope we get an answer. The Screen Savers are nifty. . ..:::: ..::::::::: ..:::::::::::::: ..::' :: `::d888888888b d8Y ::::::::: ::: ::: ::"""888""Y8b d8Y ::::::: :::: :::: :: 888 Y8b,d8Y ::::: :::::. ::: :::: 888 Y888Y ::: : .::::::888 Y8Y ::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::'' :::::::::::::'' ::::::::'' l42 :::'' ' Lunatic 42 -- .-=-lunatic42-=-.-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=. .. |=-=-=-@-=-=-=-=|=-=-="Mekie zimbuz."=-=-| ::: '-earthlink.net-'-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=' ::: http://home.earthlink.net/~lunatic42/ ''
>>Ascii-Art is getting killed from Outlook Express. Is there a way to fix >>this? >> >>Outlook 4.72 always removes a blank single space on every line when sending >>a message. Outlook 5.0 will add 'file:' in front of every place that has >>'//' >>in the email. This makes the sending and viewing ascii-art impossible in the >>newsgroups and in email. How can we set up Outlook 5 to read and send >>ASCII-ART the way it was meant without using HTML? >> >> >>Peace from all of us at alt.ascii-art, >> >>Donovan > >Cool. I hope we get an answer. The Screen Savers are nifty. I am using Outlook Express 5 and can see the art on the newsgroup all right, and most of my art stays intact. Most. There is a button at the top of the window where you write email that says Format. If you click on it, HTML and Plain Text are listed, and one will have a dot in front showing which one you have currently. You can click on Plain Text and it won't use HTML... I don't know if the program comes like that or if at some point somebody changed it to be like that on my computer, but it works... setting it up to read stuff in a font that works for ascii art is more difficult, and I don't remember how I did it... I'll try to remember. -Starshine
Hey this may be good nes, but try this just in case....copy and past this
then send it to the newsgroup to see how it turns out with that setting.
(I'll bet Andrew already tried this but we'll see.) Please delete the 'c'
out of the beginning of every line before posting.
c * * * *
c * *
c * * ___
c * * | | |
c * _________## * / \ | |
c @\\\\\\\\\## * | |--o|===|-|
c * @@@\\\\\\\\##\ \|/|/ |---| |d|
c @@ @@\\\\\\\\\\\ \|\\|//|/ * / \ |w|
c * @@@@@@@\\\\\\\\\\\ \|\|/|/ | U | |b|
c * @@@@@@@@@----------| \\|// | S |=| |
c __ @@ @@@ @@__________| \|/ | A | | |
c ____|_@|_ @@@@@@@@@__________| \|/ |_______| |_|
c=|__ _____ |= @@@@ .@@@__________| | |@| |@| | |
c____0_____0__\|/__@@@@__@@@__________|_\|/__|___\|/__\|/___________|_|_
c just testing for space elimination and that pesky // \\ file problem
This pic has been set to see if all the problems that have been brought up,
are solved. IF the pics and statement turns out exactly like it is displayed
here (without the c's), we may have a winner. Let's see how it works?
--
Peace,
Donovan
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Starshine wrote in message ...
>>>Ascii-Art is getting killed from Outlook Express. Is there a way to fix
>>>this?
>>>
>>>Outlook 4.72 always removes a blank single space on every line when
>sending
>>>a message. Outlook 5.0 will add 'file:' in front of every place that has
>>>'//'
>>>in the email. This makes the sending and viewing ascii-art impossible in
>the
>>>newsgroups and in email. How can we set up Outlook 5 to read and send
>>>ASCII-ART the way it was meant without using HTML?
>>>
>>>
>>>Peace from all of us at alt.ascii-art,
>>>
>>>Donovan
>>
>>Cool. I hope we get an answer. The Screen Savers are nifty.
>
>I am using Outlook Express 5 and can see the art on the newsgroup all
right,
>and most of my art stays intact. Most. There is a button at the top of the
>window where you write email that says Format. If you click on it, HTML and
>Plain Text are listed, and one will have a dot in front showing which one
>you have currently. You can click on Plain Text and it won't use HTML... I
>don't know if the program comes like that or if at some point somebody
>changed it to be like that on my computer, but it works... setting it up to
>read stuff in a font that works for ascii art is more difficult, and I
don't
>remember how I did it... I'll try to remember.
> -Starshine
>
>
>
* * * *
* *
* * ___
* * | | |
* _________## * / \ | |
@\\\\\\\\\## * | |--o|===|-|
* @@@\\\\\\\\##\ \|/|/ |---| |d|
@@ @@\\\\\\\\\\\ \|\\|//|/ * / \ |w|
* @@@@@@@\\\\\\\\\\\ \|\|/|/ | U | |b|
* @@@@@@@@@----------| \\|// | S |=| |
__ @@ @@@ @@__________| \|/ | A | | |
____|_@|_ @@@@@@@@@__________| \|/ |_______| |_|
=|__ _____ |= @@@@ .@@@__________| | |@| |@| | |
____0_____0__\|/__@@@@__@@@__________|_\|/__|___\|/__\|/___________|_|_
just testing for space elimination and that pesky // \\ file problem
Hmm. Looks like it's still deleting spaces...
> > > * * * * > * * > * * ___ > * * | | | > * _________## * / \ | | > @\\\\\\\\\## * | |--o|===|-| > * @@@\\\\\\\\##\ \|/|/ |---| |d| > @@ @@\\\\\\\\\\\ \|\\|//|/ * / \ |w| > * @@@@@@@\\\\\\\\\\\ \|\|/|/ | U | |b| > * @@@@@@@@@----------| \\|// | S |=| | > __ @@ @@@ @@__________| \|/ | A | | | > ____|_@|_ @@@@@@@@@__________| \|/ |_______| |_| >=|__ _____ |= @@@@ .@@@__________| | |@| |@| | | >____0_____0__\|/__@@@@__@@@__________|_\|/__|___\|/__\|/___________|_|_ > just testing for space elimination and that pesky // \\ file problem > >Hmm. Looks like it's still deleting spaces... > Wow! I guess it only did that when I was looking at it before I sent it! Cool! -Starshine
SO the space thing is still an issue (like on OLExp4), but the //file deal
does get eliminated. Hmmm, still not sure if upgrading is a good thing, but
thanks for the test!
--
Peace,
Donovan
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Starshine wrote in message ...
>>
>>
>> * * * *
>> * *
>> * * ___
>> * * | | |
>> * _________## * / \ | |
>> @\\\\\\\\\## * | |--o|===|-|
>> * @@@\\\\\\\\##\ \|/|/ |---| |d|
>> @@ @@\\\\\\\\\\\ \|\\|//|/ * / \ |w|
>> * @@@@@@@\\\\\\\\\\\ \|\|/|/ | U | |b|
>> * @@@@@@@@@----------| \\|// | S |=| |
>> __ @@ @@@ @@__________| \|/ | A | | |
>> ____|_@|_ @@@@@@@@@__________| \|/ |_______| |_|
>>=|__ _____ |= @@@@ .@@@__________| | |@| |@| | |
>>____0_____0__\|/__@@@@__@@@__________|_\|/__|___\|/__\|/___________|_|_
>> just testing for space elimination and that pesky // \\ file problem
>>
>>Hmm. Looks like it's still deleting spaces...
>>
>Wow! I guess it only did that when I was looking at it before I sent it!
>Cool!
>
> -Starshine
>
>
* * * *
* *
* * ___
* * | | |
* _________## * / \ | |
@\\\\\\\\\## * | |--o|===|-|
* @@@\\\\\\\\##\ \|/|/ |---| |d|
@@ @@\\\\\\\\\\\ \|\\|//|/ * / \ |w|
* @@@@@@@\\\\\\\\\\\ \|\|/|/ | U | |b|
* @@@@@@@@@----------| \\|// | S |=| |
__ @@ @@@ @@__________| \|/ | A | | |
____|_@|_ @@@@@@@@@__________| \|/ |_______| |_|
=|__ _____ |= @@@@ .@@@__________| | |@| |@| | |
____0_____0__\|/__@@@@__@@@__________|_\|/__|___\|/__\|/___________|_|_
just testing for space elimination and that pesky // \\ file problem
file://this file://is file://a file://test
well.. still doing the file thing.. but I dont think it deleted the leading
spaces anymore though.. a good thing!
Infact.. that is the exact OPPOSITE of what Starshine said..
Are you SURE you're using Outlook Express FIVE Starshine?
I've got the full release version BTW - 5.00.2014.211
>I am using Outlook Express 5 and can see the art on the newsgroup all right, >and most of my art stays intact. Most. There is a button at the top of the >window where you write email that says Format. If you click on it, HTML and >Plain Text are listed, and one will have a dot in front showing which one >you have currently. You can click on Plain Text and it won't use HTML... I >don't know if the program comes like that or if at some point somebody >changed it to be like that on my computer, but it works... setting it up to >read stuff in a font that works for ascii art is more difficult, and I don't >remember how I did it... I'll try to remember. > -Starshine That is simply the option to send in either HTML or PLAIN format.. it makes no difference whatsoever to the adding of the word file to certain arrangements of characters (forward slash, forward slash, character). Andrew
I would like to see the following picture used as the
opening screen for a talker that I have recently joined
called Kharduin's Zoo. (telnet:zoo.kharduin.net port:2952)
Does anyone know the author/ess so that I may add their
initials/trademark, if they agree to such use of their art?
,)))))))),,,
,(((((((((((((((,
)\`\)))))))))))))),
*--===///`_ ```(((((((((
\\\ b\ \ ``)))))))
))\ | (((((((( ,,,,
( \ |`. )))))))) ____ ,)))))),
\, / ) ((((((((-.___.-" `"(((((((
`" / ))))))) \`)))))
/ ((((`` \(((((
_____| `)) / |)))))
/ \ | / (((((
/ --.__) / _\ / )))))
/ / / /'`"~----~` `. \ ((((
/ / / /` `-._ `-. `)))
/_ ( / /` `-._ \ ((
/__|` / /` `\`-. \ `)
/ /` `\ \ \
/ / \ \ \
/_ ( /_()_(
/__|` /__/__|
Thank you for your time.
-----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==----------
http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
>Message-id: <7diord$v7c$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com> >I would like to see the following picture used as the >opening screen for a talker that I have recently joined >called Kharduin's Zoo. (telnet:zoo.kharduin.net port:2952) > > >Does anyone know the author/ess so that I may add their >initials/trademark, if they agree to such use of their art? > > > ,)))))))),,, > ,(((((((((((((((, > )\`\)))))))))))))), > *--===///`_ ```((((((((( > \\\ b\ \ ``))))))) > ))\ | (((((((( ,,,, <snip> > / / \ \ \ > /_ ( /_()_( > /__|` /__/__| > That one is one of my creations... Here is the original w/credits... -=[ Unicorn ]=- 3/97 ,)))))))),,, ,(((((((((((((((, )\`\)))))))))))))), *--===///`_ ```((((((((( \\\ b\ \ ``))))))) ))\ | (((((((( ( \ |`. )))))))) \, / ) (((((((( `" / ))))))) / ((((`` jgs | `)) ,)))))))),,, ,(((((((((((((((, )\`\)))))))))))))), *--===///`_ ```((((((((( \\\ b\ \ ``))))))) ))\ | (((((((( ,,,, ( \ |`. )))))))) ____ ,)))))), \, / ) ((((((((-.___.-" `"((((((( `" / ))))))) \`))))) / ((((`` \((((( | `)) / | ))))) \ | / ((((( /) / _\ / ))))) // /'`"~-----~` `. \ (((( // /` `-._ `-. `))) // /` '.`-._ \ (( // /` `-.`\ \ `) // /` \ \ \ // / \ \ \ jgs // ( / (\ ( //__| /__/__| ,)))))))),,, ,(((((((((((((((, )\`\)))))))))))))), *--===///`_ ```((((((((( \\\ b\ \ ``))))))) ))\ | (((((((( ,,,, ( \ |`. )))))))) ____ ,)))))), \, / ) ((((((((-.___.-" `"((((((( `" / ))))))) \`))))) / ((((`` \((((( _____| `)) / |))))) / \ | / ((((( / --.__) / _\ / ))))) / / / /'`"~----~` `. \ (((( / / / /` `-._ `-. `))) /_ ( / /` `-._ \ (( /__|` / /` `\`-. \ `) / /` `\ \ \ / / \ \ \ jgs /_ ( /_()_( /__|` /__/__| -joan -- ,)))))))),,, ,(((((((((((((((, )\`\)))))))))))))), *--===///`_ ```((((((((( joan stark \\\ b\ \ ``))))))) <spu...@juno.com> ))\ | (((((((( ( \ |`. )))))))) ASCII ART GALLERY: \, / ) (((((((( <http://www.ascii-art.com> `" / ))))))) / ((((`jgs | `))
On Sat, 27 Mar 1999 14:09:52 GMT, arc...@my-dejanews.com wrote: >Does anyone know the author/ess so that I may add their >initials/trademark, if they agree to such use of their art? I seem to remember that being another of Joan's great ascii pics. Laura > > > ,)))))))),,, > ,(((((((((((((((, > )\`\)))))))))))))), > *--===///`_ ```((((((((( > \\\ b\ \ ``))))))) > ))\ | (((((((( ,,,, > ( \ |`. )))))))) ____ ,)))))), > \, / ) ((((((((-.___.-" `"((((((( > `" / ))))))) \`))))) > / ((((`` \((((( > _____| `)) / |))))) > / \ | / ((((( > / --.__) / _\ / ))))) > / / / /'`"~----~` `. \ (((( > / / / /` `-._ `-. `))) > /_ ( / /` `-._ \ (( > /__|` / /` `\`-. \ `) > / /` `\ \ \ > / / \ \ \ > /_ ( /_()_( > /__|` /__/__| > > > > > >Thank you for your time. > >-----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- >http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
.----- On Fri, 26 Mar 1999 17:44:43 -0000, Andrew Carpenter posted:
| * * * *
| * *
| * * ___
| * * | | |
| * _________## * / \ | |
| @\\\\\\\\\## * | |--o|===|-|
| * @@@\\\\\\\\##\ \|/|/ |---| |d|
| @@ @@\\\\\\\\\\\ \|\\|//|/ * / \ |w|
| * @@@@@@@\\\\\\\\\\\ \|\|/|/ | U | |b|
| * @@@@@@@@@----------| \\|// | S |=| |
| __ @@ @@@ @@__________| \|/ | A | | |
| ____|_@|_ @@@@@@@@@__________| \|/ |_______| |_|
|=|__ _____ |= @@@@ .@@@__________| | |@| |@| | |
|____0_____0__\|/__@@@@__@@@__________|_\|/__|___\|/__\|/___________|_|_
| just testing for space elimination and that pesky // \\ file problem
|
'-------------------------------
I tried some stuff at BngL's house (you all know who he is by now right?)
and in an outgoing message to myself I successfully managed to delete the
file: after it appeared. I was unable to test what happened when a //_
message arrived in outlook express 5 however, that test is happening today
using Free Agent to send it since that it completely free of such
impediments!
-Martin
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