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Re: Emphasis notation in plain-text mail (was Re: Server setup)

From Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Emphasis notation in plain-text mail (was Re: Server setup)
Date 2021-06-13 23:40 +0200
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Hi,

On 2021-06-13 4:50 p.m., The Wanderer wrote:
> On 2021-06-13 at 16:42, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote:
> 
>> How do you make the text bold ? The * is enough ?
> 
> You don't. How the text is rendered depends entirely on the mail client
> the person is using, and potentially on the configuration of that client.
> 
I didn't have in mind that message client could render some derivative
of Markdown.

But, now I know ;-)

Regarding the asterisks, I used them in many text to make emphasis,
including in some text that go out in printed form. Started doing so
when I was still in university and transcribing my notes after the day.

-- 
Polyna-Maude R.-Summerside
-Be smart, Be wise, Support opensource development

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Server setup Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-06-13 01:10 +0200
  Re: Server setup Georgi Naplatanov <gosho@oles.biz> - 2021-06-13 15:30 +0200
    Re: Server setup Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-06-13 19:00 +0200
      Re: Server setup Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-06-13 20:00 +0200
        Re: Server setup john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2021-06-13 20:20 +0200
          Re: Server setup Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-06-13 20:30 +0200
          Re: Server setup john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2021-06-13 21:00 +0200
            Re: Server setup Georgi Naplatanov <gosho@oles.biz> - 2021-06-13 21:40 +0200
              Re: Server setup Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-06-13 21:50 +0200
                Re: Server setup Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-06-13 22:00 +0200
                Re: Server setup Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-06-13 22:50 +0200
                Re: Server setup Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-06-13 22:50 +0200
                Emphasis notation in plain-text mail (was Re: Server setup) The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-06-13 23:00 +0200
                Re: Emphasis notation in plain-text mail (was Re: Server setup) The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-06-13 23:40 +0200
                Re: Emphasis notation in plain-text mail (was Re: Server setup) Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-06-14 12:50 +0200
                Re: Emphasis notation in plain-text mail (was Re: Server setup) Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-user@dow.land> - 2021-06-15 00:00 +0200
                Re: Emphasis notation in plain-text mail (was Re: Server setup) Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-06-13 23:40 +0200
          Re: Server setup deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2021-06-14 00:20 +0200
        Re: Server setup deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2021-06-14 00:30 +0200
          Re: Server setup Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-06-14 12:30 +0200
        Re: Server setup David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-06-14 17:30 +0200
          Re: Server setup Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-06-14 18:40 +0200
            Re: Server setup Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2021-06-14 22:00 +0200
              Re: Server setup Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-06-14 22:40 +0200
                Re: Server setup Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2021-06-14 23:20 +0200
                Re: Server setup Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-06-14 23:30 +0200
                Re: Server setup Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-06-15 00:20 +0200
                Re: Server setup Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2021-06-15 03:50 +0200
                Re: Server setup Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-06-15 06:30 +0200
                Re: Server setup David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-06-15 07:10 +0200
                Re: Server setup Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-06-16 09:30 +0200
                Re: Server setup David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-06-15 07:00 +0200
            Re: Server setup David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-06-15 07:00 +0200
      Re: Server setup Georgi Naplatanov <gosho@oles.biz> - 2021-06-13 20:00 +0200

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