If I should have sent to the list...I shall. Drop the attitude with me, Charlie. I said at the very top of my message that it was not a complaint, just an observation. And I also said that I have no idea whether SL is right or wrong. But maybe, just maybe, if SL is the only one doing it the way it does, there's an issue, I have no idea. I'll be the first to admit that the likes of Topica and Yahoo are non-standard and impossible to deal with, but out of curiosity - what committee of all that's right with mail lists decreed that SL is perfect? And how do you presume to know all of the mail programs that I receive mail from? I'm not guru enough like you to edit my shell script - I'm not sure even sure I know what it is. I'm a network guy, OK. SL's doing what I want it to now, no thanks to anyone on this list. I asked some questions and got nothing but flak and answers I didn't understand. I used trial and error - a great learning tool. Tom *** What I typed to Charlie: I got myself in trouble here last time I asked about this whole subject, so let me just throw a quick comment in here - not a complaint, just an observation. I belong to quite a few lists, almost all on digest. SmartList is the only one that I know of that does whatever it does to digests. Yes, I have Eudora configured to NOT receive as attachments and the digests DO display correctly for me. Having said that, I should point out that my SmartList is the ONLY list for which this has been necessary. Whether this means SmartList is the only one doing it right or the only one doing it wrong, I couldn't say. My only comment is that it is the only one I've come in contact with that does what it does to digests. *** Which prompted him to retort:
At 9:48 AM -0500 3/9/01, Tom Mahoney is rumored to have typed:
I belong to quite a few lists, almost all on digest. SmartList is the only one that I know of that does whatever it does to digests.
First, I think you _really_ wanted to send this to the list, since sending it only to me doesn't make much sense...you should be aware of my strong opinions on this subject by now.
Secondly, if SmartList is the only one that "does what it does," that says a whole lot more negatively about the other lists you are on than it does SmartList.
Look, if you want to follow Topica, YahooGroups, and the other non-standard outfits, simply edit your digest shell script. Or use another mailing list package, like majordomo or mailman, and change _those_ to taste. Or solve all your problems and _use_ the freebies like Topica or YahooGroups, which allege to give you mind-numbingly simple administrative controls and pander to the lowest-common-denominator mail clients like the completely broken AOL 6.x client. Personally, I'd rather do things the right way than follow those who are non-standard. You are welcomed to do whatever you want, of course...except, perhaps, complain about SmartList mazking every attempt to follow the rules.
Charlie