AAD%GOLD.SCRIBE.COM@VB.CC.CMU.EDU (01/22/88)
Couldn't you just write a program to wrap its input at n columns, then run mail as a pipe wrap | mail ?
ahv@s.cc.purdue.edu (Jerry L. Bloomfield) (01/22/88)
I don't know about anyone else, but I agree with the general philosophy of our Unix-Group programmers, why re-invent the wheel? The desired effect can be handled via vi (at least in our BSD4.3 on a Vax 780 and Dynix2.0 on a Sequent Balance 21000). All one needs to do is to use the wrapmargin (i.e. :set wm=#, where # is the number of spaces from the right hand side of the screen). All of this information is in the ex manuals. In order to use this just hit a ~v at the beginning of a line and presto, you're in vi on the letter. Sorry if It sounds like I'm trying to baby anyone, but "Why re-invent the wheel?" -Jerry Bloomfield --s.cc.purdue.edu!ahv ---sps@newton.physics.purdue.edu