On Wed, 10 Apr 2002 22:07:29 -0700, ben wrote: >On Wednesday 10 April 2002 09:59 pm, Eric G. Miller wrote: >> On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 08:52:02PM -0700, ben wrote: >> > On Wednesday 10 April 2002 08:39 pm, Gary Turner wrote: >> > > On Wed, 10 Apr 2002 22:17:21 -0400, Shawn McMahon wrote: >> > > >begin ben quotation:
>> > >> > with reference to ms-tnef, is this a reasonable and workable prohibition? >> > personally, i 've never been offended by it. is it actually an impediment >> > on the list? >> >> Instead of getting into prohibitions of data formats, which will soon >> grow into a very long list, just say plain text only. Regards to >> ms-tnef, I certainly can't do anything with them, goes to /dev/null >> immediately (same with html and most mails with attachments). >> >> Mailing lists should be treated like usenet, only better ;-) > >thanks for the input. so, on attachments, none? some? > > 1. no spam > > 2. text-only (no html, ms-tnef, etc.) > > 3. wrap text > > 4. no attachments ? I have no problem with attachments. In many cases, where a file is long, attachments are preferred. I often have neither the qualifications nor interest needed to enjoy wading through pages of this script or that configuration. I do often benefit from the commentary and queries though. If I do want to see it, opening is trivial. Think of it as an if(), inline a small instruction, put a big one out of the way. -- gt It is interesting to note that as one evil empire (generic) fell, another Evil Empire (tm) began its nefarious rise. -- me Coincidence? I think not. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
