Index: sbbs.el
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--- sbbs.el
+++ sbbs.el
@@ -565,10 +565,11 @@
     (define-key map (kbd "C-c C-c") #'sbbs-compose-create)
     map))
 
 (define-derived-mode sbbs-compose-mode text-mode "SchemeBBS Compose"
   "Major mode for composing replies and starting new threads."
+  (setq-local fill-column most-positive-fixnum)
   (message "Press C-c C-c to send"))
 
 (provide 'sbbs)
 
 ;;; sbbs.el ends here