[Mailman-Users] Welcome email text file strips carriage returns

[Rosenbaum, Larry M.]

> From: Mailman-Users [mailto:mailman-users-
> bounces+rosenbaumlm=ornl.gov at python.org] On Behalf Of David Law
> 
> Just started using Mailman for a notification mailing list and still in
> the setup phase.
> 
> Running Mailman 2.1.18-1 under Virtualmin/Webmin (has a module) on
> Centos 6.4.
> Wrote a tutorial how to upgrade when installed using Virtualmin at
> http://stallion-theme.co.uk/how-to-upgrade-mailman-mailing-list-tutorial/
> 
> Having a problem with the "Welcome email text file".
> 
> When I add something like
> 
> line 1
> line 2
> line 3
> 
> It's being converted to
> 
> line 1 line 2 line 3

Is the recipient using Outlook with the "Remove extra line breaks in plain text messages" box checked?




> And this
> 
> line 1
> 
> line 2
> 
> line 3
> 
> Converted to
> 
> line 1
> line 2
> line 3
> 
> Basically stripping out single carriage returns.
> 
> Found a way around this for paragraphs (second example) by adding an
> space between paragraphs (space character)
> 
> line 1
>    < space
> line 2
>    < space
> line 3
>    < space
> 
> But not for example 1.
> 
> Have tried things like \n and \r, extra spaces, tabs, but nothing I've
> tried keeps several lines of text in a block.
> 
> Is there a character that's counted as a carriage return?
> 
> David Law
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