Sorry, Giles. I fixed it once but it doesn't seem to stay fixed. Here's
trying again.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: Giles <cnocbui@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] OT - MIME and other oddities
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> This happens when people post to the list in html format, instead of plain
> text.
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> The usual culprit is the wretched Microsoft Outlook. I believe it's
> default configuration is to send all mail in html format rather than plain
> text so new users may not be aware they are causing a problem.
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> The problem is heightened for digest dwellers. Most email clients will
> just diplay an html formatted message as plain text. However, with the
> digest, all messages are bundled into one so different display formats can
> not be applied so html messages are included in the digest in their raw
> form, which is mostly gobbledygook.
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> The problem is partly my fault as I have not been jumping on html posters
> of late.
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> Recent culprits include:
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> "J&B Chapman" <betc@xxxxxxxx>
> "Gary Edwards" <garyetx@xxxxxxxx>
> "John Duggan" <john.duggan1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> "Bohuslav Paule" <slavek@xxxxxxxxxx>
> "mike m." <mnmitch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> "John W. Sloane, DMD" <jsloane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Giles
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> is Ray Moth wrote:
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> > This is OT but brief. Can anyone tell me why the List is sometimes
> > filled with gargbage that seems to be due to the inability of MIME
> > format to present itself in a sane manner? Also, why do some people's
> > postings stretch several feet across the screen instead of having a
> > sensible line-wrap? Just curious!
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> > Regards,
> >
> > Ray "Dunscrollin" Moth
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