Hey Alan!

 AI> not just your messages, any message that passes through

Right.  I have the evidence to back that up.

 AI> The problem hasn't been fixed yet but I suspect it soon will be.

From this angle it looks fixed and for those downstream of any outstanding
issue I hope your suspicion bears fruit.

 AI> today they could be bigger or smaller in the case of a phone,
 AI> tablet, or a wide screen display.

It shouldn't be a problem if \r's are only used to terminate paragraphs
rather then to hardcode end of line(s) that will only display properly on
the 'correct' terminal.

Life is good,
Maurice

... Don't cry for me I have vi.
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