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DateThu, 28 Jun 2007 00:18:17 +0200 (CEST)
FromJan Engelhardt <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH] CodingStyle: Add information about trailing whitespace.
On Jun 27 2007 14:05, Chris Shoemaker wrote:
>
>What I'd really like to see is, _why_ is trailing whitespace
>considered harmful?

Consumes bytes you'll never see :)

>Something about MUAs not preserving it or something?

Well, there is format=flowed. text/plain mails with a trailing blank at the end
of line indicates the paragraph continues -- as a curtesy for mail readers with
non-fixed-font to display the paragraph coherently rather than breaking it at
72/80 columns.


	Jan
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