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How to ensure that the length of the text line remains constant when sending email in plain text?
Hello,
I am using Lotus Notes 7 as email editor. I send emails in plain text and I have the following issue:
The e-mail signature comprises two quite lengthy lines of text (over 150 charachters), and I wish this to be just like that on the recepient's screen. However I noticed, by looking at my e-mail qouted in the responces of my clients, and also by sending a sample email to my own private box to which I have web-access, that the text lines containing signature break to start another line after roughly 65-75 charachters.
This is something I don't quite get, since I send plain text, why should the text break after certain number of charachters? Can someone help explain why this is the case?
I am using Lotus Notes 7 as email editor. I send emails in plain text and I have the following issue:
The e-mail signature comprises two quite lengthy lines of text (over 150 charachters), and I wish this to be just like that on the recepient's screen. However I noticed, by looking at my e-mail qouted in the responces of my clients, and also by sending a sample email to my own private box to which I have web-access, that the text lines containing signature break to start another line after roughly 65-75 charachters.
This is something I don't quite get, since I send plain text, why should the text break after certain number of charachters? Can someone help explain why this is the case?
ASKER
Thank you!
I think Domino is used, but I am afraid its configuration is out of my reach, since it's a corporate server, I will need to contact IT on that.
But I would like to understand better your second suggestion: how do you mean to include signature in <html> ... </html>? You mean directly in the body of the message? it doesn't seem to work...
I think Domino is used, but I am afraid its configuration is out of my reach, since it's a corporate server, I will need to contact IT on that.
But I would like to understand better your second suggestion: how do you mean to include signature in <html> ... </html>? You mean directly in the body of the message? it doesn't seem to work...
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ALso since you ar sending in SMTP, there are limitiation on line length and some servers break it down at a certain point ( 65 chars is fairly standard ) so you can not control this at all, unless you switch to HTML or similar.
I hope this helps !
I hope this helps !
65 fairly standard?? Not a Domino server.
As I said, check the Configuration document for your server, the tabs MIME -> Conversion Options -> Outbound.
Outbound line length = 75
As I said, check the Configuration document for your server, the tabs MIME -> Conversion Options -> Outbound.
Outbound line length = 75
ASKER
Thanks, it worked. The only thing, I had to change the Location preferences for Mail sent to Internet: MIME Type.
ASKER
Change Location preferences for Format of Mail sent to Internet to MIME Format.
Ah, of course. And that's why you gave the B instead of an A ? Hmmmm... ;-)
In the Domino server, look in the Configuration document for the server. It contains a maximul line length parameter.
In your case, I'd go for an HTML signature. Just enclose your signature in <html> ... </html>, and add some <br> where you need them.