[NTLUG:Discuss] RE:

[David Neeley]

Isn't it interesting that someone using Microsoft Outlook, a notorious 
spreader of viruses, worms, and trojans, complains because a Linux list 
"cannot or will not" resolve his email questions?

Sir--others have dealt with all kinds of mail clients with no problems. 
Most of my mail is received at the moment through the Windows side of my 
dual-boot machine, running Eudora (a free version of which is downloadable 
from www.qualcomm.com). I have also used Incredimail (www.incredimail.com), 
Opera mail (www.opera.com), and Pegasus (available through www.tucows.com) 
...all of which are likewise free clients.

With all of these, I have not had the trouble you report in Outlook. Of 
course, the last time I used Outlook was on a job where the company tried 
to mandate it for employees...but I had no trouble there, either.

Since the problem appears to be unique to you, and since email lists send 
straight text files, perhaps your complaints should be with MIcrosoft? 
Surely it is not the responsibility of ANY list maintainer to solve your 
Outlook problem--whether the list is a strictly volunteer effort like NTLUG 
or a commercial one.

I strongly recommend you try one of the other email clients I have listed 
and see if you still have the problem you have reported. Personally, I 
think your system setup and/or your ISP would be much more likely to be the 
culprits here. It simply isn't possible for the list software NTLUG is 
using to have the problem you speak of and not also have it show up with 
the many others who are receiving list traffic normally. I daresay there 
may be one or two others who are suckers--er, ah, "persuaded" enough by 
Microsoft propaganda to be running Outlook and receiving the list traffic 
normally.

Of course, you can always get the list through Linux email and be done with 
the problems!

David


> >As you (ntlug.org) cannot seem to get emails to me in a format
> >MS-Outlook2000 can view, I have to ask you to remove me from the emailing
> >list. I have been asking for assistance for months, and only received a
> >few emails in attempt to resolve the issue (thanks to Rick Cook for what
> >he has done). I responded to all visible emails, all non-visible emails
> >were replied to with "this is yet another blank email". I have been doing
> >my part to resolve the issue, and you have not (dropped the
> >ball/disregarded the issue without notification).
> >
> >I still cannot even begin to fathom how, one person can send to me from
> >ntlug.org, and another cannot.
> >
> >I can not and will not recommend this to others, unless you give a
> >concerted attempt resolve the issue.
> >
> >sorry,
> >john