From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp02.mrf.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.4.61]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 177imr-0003Az-00 for ; Tue, 14 May 2002 16:20:45 -0400 Received: from 209-122-152-139.hybrid.hlb-ubr.nj.cable.rcn.com ([209.122.152.139] helo=6S4X011) by smtp02.mrf.mail.rcn.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #10) id 177ims-0003dM-00 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Tue, 14 May 2002 16:20:47 -0400 Message-ID: <030d01c1fb84$d05f83e0$6501a8c0@6S4X011> From: "Erik Heil" To: References: <02f401c1fb82$2c8a5cb0$6501a8c0@6S4X011> <20020514201125.GB17334@asmodean.net> Subject: Re: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms' Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 16:20:35 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "Erik Heil" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Well, this is true, but it seems like a lot of people don't take responsibility to ensure that their messages are in plain text. The scripting idea would only possibly be used as a last resort. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raul A. Gallegos" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 4:11 PM Subject: Re: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms' > Why should it be up to the listowner to do this. Why can't people > just be responsible? > > Is every one too lazy to change their client to plain text? > > Erik Heil > said the following on Tue, May 14, 2002 at 04:01:42PM -0400: > > I totally agree. I vote for plain text instead of HTML. If this becomes a > > problem in the future, it wouldn't be hard at all to implement a perl script > > that stripts all HTML tags from incoming messages. Such a script would > > obviously be implemented through Mailman. > > Erik heil eheil@rcn.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ann Parsons" > > To: > > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 3:52 PM > > Subject: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms' > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Count me on Gena's side. Email is text and should never be confused > > > with the web. The web is not a synonym for The Internet, much as some > > > people would like to have you believe. > > > > > > I vote for text only. If you're a windows user, become an expert and > > > send in plain text, please! > > > > > > Ann P. > > > > > > -- > > > Ann K. Parsons > > > email: akp@eznet.net ICQ Number: 33006854 > > > WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp > > > "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." > > JRRT > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > If you perceive that there are four possible ways in which a procedure can > go wrong, and circumvent these, then a fifth way will promptly develop. > Raul A. Gallegos - http://www.asmodean.net > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >