Re: indicating the use of text formatting in ASCII text

[Sandy Harris <sandy -at- storm -dot- ca>]

Keith Cronin wrote:
> 
> I've been searching the Web, and have not been able to find conclusive
> answers, so I'm turning to you:
> 
> Is there some universally accepted way of indicating text formatting when
> writing in a plain-text setting (such as ASCII)?
> 
> I see many of you adding _emphasis_ to your posts with *this* sort of
> psuedo-tagging, but I don't know if this is merely chat-room tradition or
> based on some formal methodology. I'm looking for ways to indicate
> italics, bold, and underlining.

http://tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/Hacker-Writing-Style.html

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