The "=20" phenomenon is actually a result of the encoding type "quoted-printable". This encoding is an alternative to "base-64", and is used for messages that are "mostly" ASCII text, but contain some binary data. The "=20" signifies an "end-of-line"; that is, for mail readers that understand it, "wrap-to-the-next-line". -Russell Dixon [log in to unmask] >---------- >From: Eric Paul-Hus[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 1997 1:13 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: The mysterious "=20" > >Steve wrote: >> I have one subscriber whose posts always have "=20" at the end of each >> line. >[...] > >=20 on lines have ben reported to be a MS problem when your disable MIME >and(/or?) Rich Text Format (RTF) ... Does that person uses MS-Exchange >with WIN95 ... Anyways "=20" is just visually annoying ... It may cause >some user to skip the posts unless the content make them very >*important* reading ;-) > >PS If that's an MS-Exchange, suggest the user to go with Eudora or >Pegasus ... >-- >Eric Paul-Hus, BLUES-L >