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Thu, 6 May 1993 01:03:04 -0400
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 Here is a possible suggestion for the problems some people on this
list have encountered using the reply function of their mailers.  See
if it works:>
 
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Phil Endacott writes:
>
> I just did REPLY using PMAIL 2.3(R5).  A PMAIL user has a toggle
> option to "include message as RAW or TIDY".  This REPLY is done with
> TIDY and automatically eliminates the "extra" routing headers.
> Normally I would also edit out the To:, Reply-to:, and Organization
> lines for additional "tidyness".  Notice the >To:  with no space
> between the > and the T.  This should allow the message to make it
> through the Listserv Loopcheck.  We will see. . . ;-))
>
> . . . Phil---
>
>
>
> >Date:          05 May 1993 13:58:52 -0500 (EST)
> >From:          Nathan Brindle <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject:       Re: new error
> >To:            Multiple recipients of list LSTOWN-L
> >               <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-to:      LISTSERV list owners' forum <[log in to unmask]
+ UKAN
>    S.EDU>
> >Organization:  IUPUI Student Activities Office (317) 274-3931
>
> >I have noticed lately that a subscriber who is using Pegasus mail and
> >replies with text has been having that problem with picked-up header lines.
> >Don't quite know what to tell users except ask them to delete those
> >lines, but there seem to be a lot of hardheads out there who don't feel
> >it's worth their time to do that.  (Kind of like the hardheads who don't
> >read the listowner's messages regarding how to unsub and send their
> >request to the list.)  :)
> >
> >What I've decided is that I'm not going to bother to resend the messages
> >anymore.  If they won't listen, why should I waste <my> time?  Personally
> >I believe it's a netiquette question and that politeness dictates that
> >users remove non-germane junk from replies.  Who wants to plow through
> >all that anyway?  I for one don't.
> >
> >Sorry for the flamesque tone, but arrghhh!!!  *grin*
> >
> >-----------------------------------------------------BITNET:  NBRINDLE@
+ INDYCMS
> >Nathan C. Brindle, Administrative Specialist, Student Activities Office
> >Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
> >Staff Advisor, ALPHA PHI OMEGA, TAU OMICRON CHAPTER
> >List Administrator, STUACTS@INDYCMS, APOSEC52@INDYCMS, and ACCESS-L@INDYCMS
> >Internet:    [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask]
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