Re: Year of the Coyote has begun!

From: Michael Schuh (schuh@apm-iris4.arc.nasa.gov-DeleteThis)
Date: Mon Jan 03 2000 - 08:22:52 PST 

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From: schuh@apm-iris4.arc.nasa.gov-DeleteThis (Michael Schuh)
Message-Id: <200001031622.IAA08871@apm-iris4.arc.nasa.gov-DeleteThis>
To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis
Subject: Re: Year of the Coyote has begun!

Plain text is always better for windtalk.

> Next, something strange about your email, my netscape email couldn't
> display it properly. I was able to read it by "viewing source", and
> then noticed it had some weird headers, and the text was there in both a
> plain text format and html format. I don't know if anyone else has
> these problems, but if they do, they may just think your email is blank
> and trash it.
>
> Now that I go back and look at other emails you wrote, all the ones I
> have via wind_talk, I am unable to see without viewing the source, but
> the ones by different means, direct via cc, I can see fine.
>
> I have noticed something about the emails you send, a header:
>
> Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
> boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0049_01BF3866.5BD3F3A0"
>
> comes through exactly like that directly, 2 lines, but on the emails
> through the wind_talk, the second line, starting with "boundary ..." is
> not there. I think that is causing my email client confussion.
>
> I think the problem is that the wind_talk list server is either
> stripping the "boundary" part, or is unable to pass the email exatly as
> is.
>
> Either way, I suggest you set your Outlook Express to send plain text on
> email to the wind_talk. You can do this via menu: tools | options |
> "send" tab, check "plain text" in "mail sending format" section.
>
> Also, let me know if you want SFBA email addresses for your new
> eNewsletter.
> David

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