1. Mime-Compliant
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> BTW Why all those '=', some mails have this, why???
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>Ralf Nieuwenhuijsen
>nieuwen at xs4all.nl
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It's because of non-standard Internet standards. Most email programs (like
my Forte Agent) have an option to send the body of a message in plain ASCII
text, or in MIME-compliant form. In theory, MIME should allow slightly
enhanced text and attachments. And every Internet node and server should
be able to deal with MIME-compatible email, since it'a a standard, right?
Wrong. I used to send every email and Usenet post MIME-compliant and could
not understand why my messages were filled with '=', '=4S', and other
garbage. Now I've set my news/email program for plain text, and (usually)
the only garbage in my posts is what I put there.
For more information, read the alt.usenet.offline-reader.FAQ.
Someone asked how to filter obnoxious posts. Wow - now THERE'S an
ambitious Euphoria project! In the meantime, Pegasus (for Windows 3.1 and
up) is free and has nifty but non-intelligent filtering.
And now, back to Euphoria...
-Warren Evans
