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Re: MIME (was (again) Re: NFC: Re: Re: Native Fish Conservancy Digest V2 #342)
All My Might MIME Mail Migrated from Outlook Express in the past. I just
went into tool, then options and look for the root of the problem. JiM C.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wright Huntley" <huntley1 at home_com>
To: <nfc at actwin_com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: MIME (was (again) Re: NFC: Re: Re: Native Fish Conservancy
Digest V2 #342)
>
>
> Jim Capelle wrote:
> >
> > Ok try this one and see If I MIMED you. Thank You. JiM C.
>
> Well, it certainly came through as plain text, here. :-)
>
> [It was sent via Outlook Express, tho, so who knows what that does with
its
> MIME OLE 5.5. ;-)]
>
> Thanks Jim.
>
> Wright
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Wright Huntley" <huntley1 at home_com>
> > To: <nfc at actwin_com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 2:46 PM
> > Subject: MIME (was (again) Re: NFC: Re: Re: Native Fish Conservancy
Digest
> > V2 #342)
> >
> > > > From:
> > > > "Jim Capelle" <JCapelle at tampabay_rr.com>
> > > > Reply-To:
> > > > nfc at actwin_com
> > > > To:
> > > > <nfc at actwin_com>
> > > > References:
> > > > 1
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Who is sending MIME format? Maybe the person or me doesn't know
it's
> > happening to be able to fix it. Thank You JiM C.
> > > >
> > >
> > > BINGO! I think you have it!
> > >
> > > Well, *you* just sent this one in MIME 1.0, Jim. (^_^)
> > >
> > > It's trivial to expand your headers and see what "MIME-Version" and
> > > "Content-Type" are in a message from you coming back off the list. I
> > > converted the part I needed to copy and paste to "plain text," to be
able
> > to
> > > re-post it here. It will not quote properly in Netscape Messenger. IDK
> > about
> > > other mail editors.
> > >
> > > If the font doesn't look like an old typewriter, you can be pretty
sure
> > it's
> > > not in "plain text" in most systems.
> > >
> > > Robert's most recent postings have had the same problem. The auction
font
> > > size was so different for different items that they were not readily
> > > readable, and I have a 21" high-resolution monitor! The third item
would
> > > have been unresolvable on a 14" monitor, for many of us.
> > >
> > > Failure to check the "Wrap Words?" box also makes text run off the
page
> > and
> > > behave badly when quoted. Always set line length to well under 80
> > > characters, and check that box, too, for easiest use.
> > >
> > > Believe us. "MIME-multipart/alternative; boundary" doesn't work for
lists
> > > and newsgroups, and HTML is a mess if you try to use *any* color in
text
> > > material or background. The "Content-Type" should always be "plain
text"
> > or
> > > "US ASCII" or some variation thereon.
> > >
> > > Wright
> > >
> > > We now return you to your regularly scheduled vote-recount program.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Wright Huntley, Fremont CA, USA, 510 612-1467
> > >
> > > An aquarium is just interactive television for cats.
> > >
>
> --
>
> Wright Huntley, Fremont CA, USA, 510 612-1467
>
> An aquarium is just interactive television for cats.
>
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