in reply to Can't get an email message to format properly... Linefeeds not working?

It probably has something to do with the fact that line terminators in SMTP (see RFC) are supposed to be \r\n, so the client is managing to interpret \n\n to represent what you meant to express, but it is working in 'quirks mode'.

hth clint

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Re^2: Can't get an email message to format properly... Linefeeds not working?
by NeilF (Sexton) on Jan 20, 2006 at 08:33 UTC
    OK cheers! I'll try that... I did try SENDMAIL as well...
Re^2: Can't get an email message to format properly... Linefeeds not working?
by NeilF (Sexton) on Jan 20, 2006 at 17:36 UTC
    DID NOT WORK! \r\n still does not force a new line...

    It appears like this in outlook:-

    A reply has been posted to your message on the website blah blah blah. The URL for the response is
    http://www.awebsite.com/cgi/software/program.pl?f=1&m=254388&df=1

    Note: The URL is on a new line but may just have autowrapped.
      It's actually a problem/issue with Outlook 2003!!!!

      http://www.masternewmedia.org/newsletter_publishing/newsletter_formatting/remove_line_breaks_issue_Microsoft_Outlook_2003_when_publishing_text_newsletters_20051217.htm