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Re: Is there any way to get around the 255 character limitation of the textarea box?

From: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 11:19:15 -0400
Message-ID: <37D7CFF3.DCFB1EDF@w3.org>
To: Gene Laratonda <gene_laratonda@hotmail.com>
CC: www-html-editor@w3.org 
Gene Laratonda wrote:
> 
> Is there any way to get around the 255 character limitation of the textarea
> box?

Hello,

This is not a limitation specified by HTML, it's an implementation
issue better handled by developers. I personally don't know of a way
to get around the limit.
 
> When you submit something that is longer than 255 characters and I get it
> via mailto, everything after the 255th character is gone.

 - Ian

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