Tom,
Some editors (like mine) automatically force your messages to have carriage
returns every 72 or so characters if you don't put them in yourself.
Mainframes like our Vax (and IBM systems I've worked on) will display
beyond 72 characters, but only grudgingly. For instance, to do it on this
system, I have to switch to 132-character mode which means I get a
teeny-weeny font in order to be able to read 1 out of 20 emails -- not
worth it!
You can always set the maximum message width on any mail system by using
the Return key judiciously. It might be worth your while not just so Phil
on the CP list can read your email, but anyone else who is using a 1970's
era mail reader like mine -- I think that includes 80% of the people on the
Net.
Phil
PS - Tom your emails are fine, BTW.