[NTLUG:Discuss] Linux Distro

[MadHat]

On Mon, 2003-03-10 at 21:09, Rick Matthews wrote:
> MadHat wrote:
> > 
> > Please understand that
> > when you send an HTML message, many people here are using text based
> > mail clients and they have trouble reading the message because of the
> > HTML tags, as well as the concerns over bandwidth usage for those of us
> > that pay for bandwidth or have slow connections.
> 
> Why is it that computing has made tremendous advances in the last
> 8 to 10 years, and yet this argument never seems to change?  By now, 
> you'd think that the "text-only" list manager would be able to set
> a parameter that would automatically convert html to text, or 
> failing that, bounce the message back to the sender with an 
> explanation and a few links with info on how to fix it.  What's wrong
> with those choices? Bounce it, convert it, or accept it as it is.
> 

I agree, but I didn't write or choose MailMan as the mail list manager. 
I just work here ;)

> > As for turning it off,
> > you did send me an email and I said it sent me HTML as well (and you
> > were surprised when I told you), but I don't know Outlook, or OE well
> > enough to help you turn it off.  
> 
> I'm using Outlook 2000 in Internet mail only (IMO) mode, and my 
> headers include:
> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0)
> How do you know that he is using Outlook?  His x-mailer line is:
> X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19)
> and I thought that was a server thing, not a client thing.
> 
> In Outlook, go to Contacts, select NTLug Discuss (or whatever it is),
> and under the email address there is a box that can be checked:
> <Send using plain text>.
> 

it was my understanding that Internet Mail Service was a version of
Outlook, but I could easily be wrong.  Basic searches don't come up with
a simple list, but I don't care that much.

-- 
MadHat at Unspecific.com
`But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.
`Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: `we're all mad here...'
   -- Lewis Carroll - _Alice's_Adventures_in_Wonderland_