col mail messages in ms windows editors i have a modest system of aliases macros that enables me to download mail from a public access unix system to my ms dos box i read and reply to the mail with a ms windows based editor everything works peachey keen as long as the author of the message has maintained his text at col max width sometimes i get slightly wider messages that run off screen so i have to use the cursor slider to read the whole thing i m using ndw deskedit mainly but i ve experienced the same prob with all other ms windows editors i ve fiddled with word wrap settings in the various editors but to no avail i know i m missing something very basic in editor setup but what is it oh yeah ms word for windows converts everything flawlessly but for what i m looking for that s like using a tank to crack walnuts i d really like to have an editor setup that would display all incoming ascii files in a readable format to my screen thanks in advance erich w lantz ama ewl world std com distributor of deflagration virago well yer dead now so shut up m p
