Re: HTML in Messages

2009-12-17 Thread Thomas Harold
On 12/16/2009 10:50 AM, Marc Perkel wrote: I had thought that at one time I already set it to text only on this list and I had. But that was before the list name changed many years ago. I'm been on this list since 2001. One of the (many) reasons why I've switched over to having a dedicated e

Re: HTML in Messages

2009-12-16 Thread John Hardin
On Wed, 16 Dec 2009, Marc Perkel wrote: I had thought that at one time I already set it to text only on this list and I had. But that was before the list name changed many years ago. I'm been on this list since 2001. _thank_ you for turning off the HTML, Marc. -- John Hardin KA7OHZ

Re: HTML in Messages

2009-12-16 Thread Marc Perkel
Charles Gregory wrote: On Tue, 15 Dec 2009, Marc Perkel wrote: I found the text only list and I originally had it set to just spamassassin.org rather that spamassassin.apache.org so this should help those on the list reading their email with a KSR33 teletype on a 110 baud acoustic modem use

Re: HTML in Messages

2009-12-16 Thread Charles Gregory
On Tue, 15 Dec 2009, Marc Perkel wrote: I found the text only list and I originally had it set to just spamassassin.org rather that spamassassin.apache.org so this should help those on the list reading their email with a KSR33 teletype on a 110 baud acoustic modem use less paper when reading th

Re: HTML in Messages

2009-12-15 Thread Martin Gregorie
On Tue, 2009-12-15 at 13:15 -0800, John Hardin wrote: > On Tue, 15 Dec 2009, Martin Gregorie wrote: > > > BTW John, why does your MUA emit a textual MIME part with an X-UNKNOWN > > charset every so often? Its pretty rare and so far I haven't been able > > to see a pattern to it. Do you occasiona

Re: HTML in Messages

2009-12-15 Thread John Hardin
On Tue, 15 Dec 2009, Martin Gregorie wrote: BTW John, why does your MUA emit a textual MIME part with an X-UNKNOWN charset every so often? Its pretty rare and so far I haven't been able to see a pattern to it. Do you occasionally use a different MUA? I generally use PINE; occasionally I use E

Re: HTML in Messages

2009-12-15 Thread Chris Hoogendyk
Marc Perkel wrote: I found the text only list and I originally had it set to just spamassassin.org rather that spamassassin.apache.org so this should help those on the list reading their email with a KSR33 teletype on a 110 baud acoustic modem use less paper when reading their email. http:/

Re: HTML in Messages

2009-12-15 Thread Marc Perkel
I found the text only list and I originally had it set to just spamassassin.org rather that spamassassin.apache.org so this should help those on the list reading their email with a KSR33 teletype on a 110 baud acoustic modem use less paper when reading their email. http://www.vintage-computer.

Re: HTML in Messages

2009-12-15 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
Marc Perkel wrote: If you can't handle HTML then filter it on your end. I use Thunderbird which handles HTML mail fine. However, I will point out that a lot of people use Outlook (the Outlook in MS Orafice) because they are supporting Outlook users and need to be familiar with the latest Mick

Re: HTML in Messages

2009-12-15 Thread Blaine Fleming
MY EYES!!11 Maybe it's time to repost the "best practices" for this list?!? --Blaine Disclaimer: This top post is the intellectual property of blah blah blah and urmom. Henrik K wrote: > > > Marc wrote: > >> Get a modern email client. Are you using a KSR33 teletype on a 110 >> baud modem

Re: HTML in Messages

2009-12-15 Thread LuKreme
On Dec 15, 2009, at 11:32, Marc Perkel wrote: If you can't handle HTML then filter it on your end. I think instead I'll simply filter you.

Re: HTML in Messages

2009-12-15 Thread Martin Gregorie
On Tue, 2009-12-15 at 10:38 -0800, John Hardin wrote: > On Tue, 15 Dec 2009, Henrik K wrote: > > > Marc wrote: > > Get a modern email client. Are you using a KSR33 teletype on a 110 > > baud modem? > > > > Idiot, HTML is supposed to be flashy and not a tool for lame > > blockquotes.

Re: HTML in Messages

2009-12-15 Thread Bob O'Brien
Kai Schaetzl wrote: >In-Reply-To: <4b226758.90...@perkel.com> Mark, can you *please* stop sending HTML-only messages to the list? Kai All the noise aside, the message referenced by your threading header, /at least when it arrived here/, DID in fact contain a text-part which appears to i

Re: HTML in Messages

2009-12-15 Thread John Hardin
On Tue, 15 Dec 2009, Henrik K wrote: Marc wrote: Get a modern email client. Are you using a KSR33 teletype on a 110 baud modem? Idiot, HTML is supposed to be flashy and not a tool for lame blockquotes. I suspect that I am _really_ thankful right now that I generally use a text-o

Re: HTML in Messages

2009-12-15 Thread Marc Perkel
If you can't handle HTML then filter it on your end.

Re: HTML in Messages

2009-12-15 Thread Henrik K
Marc wrote: Get a modern email client. Are you using a KSR33 teletype on a 110 baud modem? Idiot, HTML is supposed to be flashy and not a tool for lame blockquotes.

Re: HTML in Messages

2009-12-15 Thread Lucio Chiappetti
On Tue, 15 Dec 2009, Charles Gregory wrote: And even my antiquated Pine install correctly interprets your HTML-only mail and displays it properly. My more modern (and still my favourite mail client) Alpine may do it too, nevertheless I find HTML mail (and specially those messages duplicated i

Re: HTML in Messages

2009-12-15 Thread LuKreme
On 15-Dec-2009, at 09:31, Marc Perkel wrote: > Get a modern email client. Are you using a KSR33 teletype on a 110 baud modem? I have a modern email client that can handle HTML email just fine. Keep the damn html kruft off the mailing lists. It's rude, it's inconsiderate, and it's not safe. And

Re: HTML in Messages

2009-12-15 Thread Charles Gregory
On Tue, 15 Dec 2009, Marc Perkel wrote: Get a modern email client. Are you using a KSR33 teletype on a 110 baud modem? To be fair, I must admit that there comes a point in the technology curve when we must let go of the oldest/plainest tech in favor of new ways of doing things. And even my an

Re: HTML in Messages

2009-12-15 Thread Karl Pearson
On Tue, December 15, 2009 9:31 am, Marc Perkel wrote: > > > LuKreme wrote:On 15-Dec-2009, at 06:11, Kai Schaetzl wrote: > Mark, can you *please* stop sending HTML-only messages to the list? > And just in case the response is "no one else complains" Yes. > Stop doing this. Bad list

Re: HTML in Messages

2009-12-15 Thread Benny Pedersen
On tir 15 dec 2009 17:31:54 CET, Marc Perkel wrote Get a modern email client. Are you using a KSR33 teletype on a 110 baud modem? why are you offtopic now ? -- xpoint http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html

HTML in Messages

2009-12-15 Thread Marc Perkel
LuKreme wrote: On 15-Dec-2009, at 06:11, Kai Schaetzl wrote: Mark, can you *please* stop sending HTML-only messages to the list? And just in case the response is "no one else complains" Yes. Stop doing this. Bad list subscriber. Bad! Bad! Get a modern email clie