Hello Mark ! 

 ML> umm, they are in the command line in the BW config for the printer...

        Not in version 2.30, )\/(ark. I had a look before and again
  and the printer commands do not include the "drop spaces" CLI.

 ML>> if the items are in the proper place while /reading/ the message...
 ML>> ^^^^^^                  ^^^^^^
 ML>> the above row of ^'s is under the word "proper"...
where are they when
 ML>> you go to reply??
 
 JP>         As I hope that you can see, they got moved. Let me
 JP> check if I have BW strip the leading spaces. Next reply.

        Your spaces got deleted but my tab is respected. I have added
  some ^ where you wanted them, just to see if my way of doing things
  saves them.


 Back to TI where there is no fireplace.
  Not needed !
    
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