MIME

#1 (**permalink**) 04-20-2008, 07:16 AM

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

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charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I keep getting reminded that I am using mime, but people on the mailing =
list.

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I do not have control over the mail I send out from my exchange server. =
Due to the spam filter being used, the mail gets converted to MIME after =
I hit the "send" button - even if I specify it to be text ...... :-(

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So I do apologise, but my mail won't send text.

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Dirk Moolman

Database and Unix Administrator

MXGROUP

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"People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of =
thought which they seldom use."=20

-Kierkegaard=20

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________________________________

<< ella for Spam Control >> has removed 286 Spam messages and set aside =
43 Newsletters for me
You can use it too - and it's FREE! www.ellaforspam.com=09

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charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<html>

<head>
<META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dus-ascii">

<meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)">

<style>
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I keep getting reminded that I am using mime, but people on the =
mailing
list.

 

I do not have control over the mail I send out from my exchange =
server.
Due to the spam filter being used, the mail gets converted to MIME after =
I hit the
“send” button – even if I specify it to be text =
.......    L

 

So I do apologise, but my mail won’t send =
text.

 

 

 

 

Dirk Moolman

Database and Unix Administrator

MXGROUP

 

 

"People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the =
freedom
of thought which they seldom use." 

-Kierkegaard 

 

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</body>

</html>
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cellspacing=3D"0" bgcolor=3D"#FFFF99" bordercolor=3D"#999999"><tr><td =
align=3D"center">&lt&lt ella for Spam Control &gt&gt =
has removed 286 Spam messages and set aside =
43 Newsletters for me You can use it too - and it's =
FREE!&nbsp&nbsp<a =
href=3D"http://www.ellaforspam.com">www.ellaforspam.com</a></td></=
tr></table>=00
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sending to informix-list

#2 (**permalink**) 04-20-2008, 07:17 AM

Dirk Moolman wrote:
> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
>
> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C46D98.AF4030B7
> Content-Type: text/plain;
> charset="iso-8859-1"
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>
> I keep getting reminded that I am using mime, but people on the mailing =
> list.

The blame lies with whomever decided that plain ascii wasn't enough for
email, not you, so don't take it personally.

> I do not have control over the mail I send out from my exchange server. =
> Due to the spam filter being used, the mail gets converted to MIME after =
> I hit the "send" button - even if I specify it to be text ...... :-(

Then your spam filter is broken.

In any case, why would you need a spam filter for *outgoing* mail?

> << ella for Spam Control >> has removed 286 Spam messages and set aside =
> 43 Newsletters for me
> You can use it too - and it's FREE! www.ellaforspam.com=09

A spam control which, er, spams. Nice.

> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)">

Word is a really bad program for email.

Considered Notes?

> sending to informix-list

It would be nice if informix-list stripped the MIME/html bits.

--
rh

#3 (**permalink**) 04-20-2008, 07:17 AM

"Dirk Moolman" <DirkM@mxgroup.co.za> wrote in message news:<cdgkqn$fe3$1@news.xmission.com>...
> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
>
> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C46D98.AF4030B7
> Content-Type: text/plain;
> charset="iso-8859-1"
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>
> I keep getting reminded that I am using mime, but people on the mailing =
> list.
>
> =20
>
> I do not have control over the mail I send out from my exchange server. =
> Due to the spam filter being used, the mail gets converted to MIME after =
> I hit the "send" button - even if I specify it to be text ...... :-(
>
> =20
>
> So I do apologise, but my mail won't send text.
>
(much more snipped)

Dirk, I appreciate the problem. I recently replied to a message from
a non-standard mail interface and found that I had accidentally sent
MIME and also that I had cross-posted to a number of lists. And the
abuse I received addressed to me personally and not to the list(s) had
to be seen to be believed. I know that mime takes a lot more
bandwidth but the action of telling peoiple about it also uses a lot
of bandwidth. I often think that many people on the internet are too
concerned with a sense of their own importance and they don't think
about those of us who don't spend all day waiting for a message to
make fun of or ridicule.
And often these same people take on a different persona on the
internet. Yor never really know who you are talking to.

regards

Malcolm

#4 (**permalink**) 04-20-2008, 07:18 AM

malcolm wrote:
>
> "Dirk Moolman" <DirkM@mxgroup.co.za> wrote in message news:<cdgkqn$fe3$1@news.xmission.com>...
> > This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> >
> > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C46D98.AF4030B7
> > Content-Type: text/plain;
> > charset="iso-8859-1"
> > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
> >
> > I keep getting reminded that I am using mime, but people on the mailing =
> > list.
> >
> > =20
> >
> > I do not have control over the mail I send out from my exchange server. =
> > Due to the spam filter being used, the mail gets converted to MIME after =
> > I hit the "send" button - even if I specify it to be text ...... :-(
> >
> > =20
> >
> > So I do apologise, but my mail won't send text.
> >
> (much more snipped)
>
> Dirk, I appreciate the problem. I recently replied to a message from
> a non-standard mail interface and found that I had accidentally sent
> MIME and also that I had cross-posted to a number of lists. And the
> abuse I received addressed to me personally and not to the list(s) had
> to be seen to be believed. I know that mime takes a lot more
> bandwidth but the action of telling peoiple about it also uses a lot
> of bandwidth. I often think that many people on the internet are too
> concerned with a sense of their own importance and they don't think
> about those of us who don't spend all day waiting for a message to
> make fun of or ridicule.
> And often these same people take on a different persona on the
> internet. Yor never really know who you are talking to.
>
> regards
>
> Malcolm

Malcolm, one of the problems of bandwith wasting is, that
- much like my nntp providers does it now - providers
worldwide tend to keep the ever increasing messages
(in bytes, not in content) shorter and shorter periodes in time

This is just one, but heavyweighting disadvantage.
There are many, many more.

dic_k
on the usenet since Q1/1987
--
Richard Kofler
SOLID STATE EDV
Dienstleistungen GmbH
Vienna/Austria/Europe

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