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Re:CR+LF Has a Long History by tonyedgecombe on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @01:41AM (#30255568)
That has always been my understanding. If you want bold, underline or strikethrough then you need to be able to send a carriage return on its own.
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Re:CR+LF Has a Long History by romwell on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @02:26AM (#30255777)
You could just backspace repeatedly, but it'd be a waste of bits.
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