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Message no. 1
From: Dvixen <dvixen@********.COM>
Subject: HTML encoding and ShadowRN
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 23:45:49 -0800
Please, don't send html encoded messages to the list, intentionally or
otherwise. There are mailers in existance that crash quite unceremoniously
whenever an html documnet is come upon. No need to compund the error by
sending a second one out for the poor person to come across.

If you are going to tell someone to not post a format, don't do it yourself.
Or, as I am so fond of saying as of late, DO IT OFF LIST! Can we say
hypocritical? I knew you could, this list is a fairly smart bunch, at
times...

Html encoded messages look hideous to the mailers that read without
crashing, and to those that can display correctly... Well, I have yet to see
one that I thought was nicer to read than plain boring ascii text.

-Dvixen
FAQ Flunky of the ShadowRN and SRCard Mailing lists.
http://coastnet.com/~dvixen/shaodwrn/srnfaq1html <= READ THIS!
Message no. 2
From: Dvixen <dvixen@********.COM>
Subject: Re: HTML encoding and ShadowRN
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 23:50:47 -0800
Dvixen wrote:
(Yes, I am talking to myself. Worry)

> Html encoded messages look hideous to the mailers that read without
> crashing, and to those that can display correctly... Well, I have yet to see
> one that I thought was nicer to read than plain boring ascii text.

I stand corrected. HTML encoded documents frag up my mailbox as well. And it
is an HTML capable mailer. Another reason to obey and be a plain ascii type
person, neh?

-Dvixen
FAQ Flunky of the ShadowRN and SRCard Mailing lists.
http://coastnet.com/~dvixen/shaodwrn/srnfaq1html <= READ THIS!

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