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Posted by Chris Ridd on 10/17/81 11:36
On 4/1/06 7:43, in article michelle-103980.12434604012006@news.west.cox.net,
"Michelle Steiner" <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:
> In article <e461ee44d%Graeme@greywall.demon.co.uk>,
> Graeme Wall <Graeme@greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>>>> Slashes, on all the newsreaders I've tried so far.
>>>>
>>>> That's right. Bold is usually done *like this*, underline
>>>> _like_this_, and italics /like this/.
>>>
>>> Underline means italics.
>>>
>>
>> Not on usenet.
>
> It has meant italics for at least the fifteen years I've been on usenet.
We've been around about the same time then, and I still haven't seen them
used that way.
Cheers,
Chris
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