NOTE: This was the final revision made to the document before the unfortunate passing of Colin Douthwaite in March 1999. =================================================================== WARNING 2nd Revision 5 Nov 98 ==================================================================== *** HTML warning added and the Ascii Art Ten Commandments *** Ascii replaced with ASCII. Acceptable ASCII characters reduced to 32 to 126. Control Codes: ------------- PLEASE do *NOT* post Colour, Color, Control Codes, HTML or Animation Codes to ASCII-ART newsgroups - or indeed ANY Internet newsgroup. It can cause an awful lot of trouble on Net systems worldwide. If you do wish to post Raw Code then UUENCODE it first ! Colour & Color Control Codes in subject titles and headers should be avoided entirely. Extended Character Set: ---------------------- The only ASCII characters which should be posted and used in ASCII ART are: Decimal characters 32 to 126. The Extended Character Set of Decimal 127 to 255 made by using the Alt key, and used for ANSI pictures, must be UUENCODED before posting to the Net and should not be used in ASCII artwork pictures. The Decimal Characters 0 to 31 are control codes and should not be used in ASCII artwork. Here is a chart of ASCII characters: [ provided by llizard 21/7/97 ] ----------------------------------------------------------------- }| No, no, no, MUSTN'T use these: |{ }| |{ }| 0 NUL| 1 SOH| 2 STX| 3 ETX| 4 EOT| 5 ENQ| 6 ACK| 7 BEL|{ }| 8 BS | 9 HT | 10 NL | 11 VT | 12 NP | 13 CR | 14 SO | 15 SI |{ }| 16 DLE| 17 DC1| 18 DC2| 19 DC3| 20 DC4| 21 NAK| 22 SYN| 23 ETB|{ }| 24 CAN| 25 EM | 26 SUB| 27 ESC| 28 FS | 29 GS | 30 RS | 31 US |{ }| | |{ }|---------------------------------------------------------------|{ }| Yes, yes, yes, MUST use these: |{ }| |{ }| 32 SP | 33 ! | 34 " | 35 # | 36 $ | 37 % | 38 & | 39 ' |{ }| 40 ( | 41 ) | 42 * | 43 + | 44 , | 45 - | 46 . | 47 / |{ }| 48 0 | 49 1 | 50 2 | 51 3 | 52 4 | 53 5 | 54 6 | 55 7 |{ }| 56 8 | 57 9 | 58 : | 59 ; | 60 < | 61 = | 62 > | 63 ? |{ }| 64 @ | 65 A | 66 B | 67 C | 68 D | 69 E | 70 F | 71 G |{ }| 72 H | 73 I | 74 J | 75 K | 76 L | 77 M | 78 N | 79 O |{ }| 80 P | 81 Q | 82 R | 83 S | 84 T | 85 U | 86 V | 87 W |{ }| 88 X | 89 Y | 90 Z | 91 [ | 92 \ | 93 ] | 94 ^ | 95 _ |{ }| 96 ` | 97 a | 98 b | 99 c |100 d |101 e |102 f |103 g |{ }|104 h |105 i |106 j |107 k |108 l |109 m |110 n |111 o |{ }|112 p |113 q |114 r |115 s |116 t |117 u |118 v |119 w |{ }|120 x |121 y |122 z |123 { |124 | |125 } |126 ~ | |{ }|---------------------------------------------------------------|{ }| No, no, no, MUST'NT use this one either: |{ }| |127 DEL|{ ----------------------------------------------------------------- The ones you mustn't use are control codes. ==================================================================== Please do NOT post Colour & Color Control Codes in message headers and titles. The problems are due to some Net software recognising the Raw Code as commands which make the software do unwanted things and can even cause a system to crash. ==================================================================== This message is being reposted frequently because many newcomers to the Net do not seem to know the problems caused by Control Codes used for Color, HTML, Animations etc. ==================================================================== * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * HTML, Mime, Java etc are not ASCII. * * ^^^ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ============================================================================ -------The ASCII ART FAQ Ten Commandments.--------- \\\\`/// / _ _| 1/ Thou shalt read the FAQ. (\'('\/') 2/ Thou shalt not remove the ______/( >(__ Signature from any ASCII ART. /`- \ \_=__| `\ 3/ Thou shalt not claim the Ownership / /__( _____\ _____ of someone else's ASCII ART. /_ \.____ ," "." ",__ 4/ Thou shalt read the FAQ. | / _\__/_ - / \ 5/ Thou shalt ask permission \/ /____ \ASCII ART FAQ /// before using Someone else's ) / / \__\ - | ASCII ART. '-.__|_/ ///| I VI | 6/ Thou shalt not sell Someone \_ | | | else's ASCII ART. | | II VII | 7/ Thou shalt read the darn FAQ. \ | | | 8/ Thou shalt not post / | III VIII | unaccredited ASCII ART without \ | | | mentioning that you didn't make it. \_ | IV IX | 9/ Thou shalt not assume that \| | | ASCII ART isn't ART at all. | V X | 10/ Thou shalt read the FAQing FAQ. |______b'ger______| a copy of the FAQ can be found at: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/faq.htm tutorials also available there! ============================================================================ E. & O.E. Bye,