I welcome small attachments to illustrate a shell script or the like. I
just don't like multi megabyte downloads. Especially when there are
multiple scripts and the like.
The mail program has a usefull feature called attachements that keeps
people from having to say "----Cut Here---" in a dozen places. Until
this feature is removed from the standard, please feel free to e-mail
attachments.
Matt Fahrner wrote:
>
> I probably shouldn't, but I will...
>
> Mike,
>
> Thank you very much for a letter which could be best typified as
> offensive and arrogant. You are welcome to your opinion but I will
> continue to disagree and I will be more than happy if you filter my
> mail.
>
> Many people using Netscape Messenger include these attachments and are
> not going to go through the special effort of turning them off before
> posting them to list-servers. No one else has complained and the amount
> of vehemence that you display is no where near the "faux pas" that I may
> or may have not committed.
>
> I appologize to anyone who is unhappy about my standard Messenger
> attachment. I can only hope any others who I have made unhappy will
> complain in a more diplomatic fashion.
>
> Matt Fahrner
> (Clueless) Manager of Networking
> Burlington Coat Factory
>
> "Mike A. Harris" wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Matt Fahrner wrote:
> >
> > >Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 11:36:50 -0400
> > >From: Matt Fahrner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >Subject: Re: Acrobat Color Flashing
> > >
> > >I happen to disagree. We use them here quite a bit. I have no use for
> > >most people's "signatures" either, but I easily ignore them.
> >
> > Disagree if you will, and welcome to my procmail filter.
> >
> > A line HAS to be drawn somewhere by list maintainers for various
> > mailing lists. If it is not, then every person out there will
> > attach arbitrary files to their postings, which are useless to
> > most others out there. There is NO standard format for this
> > information, but a "Signature" is plain text that can be read by
> > ANYONE, and is a defacto standard that goes back to the beginning
> > of the mail system.
> >
> > ANY other format of attachment of files to the mailing list is
> > abuse of that list. If someone vehemently believes in violating
> > netiquette on mailing lists, it will come at their own expense.
> >
> > Please, someone whack this guy with a cluestick.
> >
> > --
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> > Capslock Consulting Open Source advocate
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