It could also be HTML (depending on what version of Listserv which mail
program they use) to hedge the bet, include NOHTML in that command.

On 2 Dec 2000, at 8:50, Don Wiss wrote:

> Yes you or he can. He sends the command SET <listname> NOMIME. Or you send
> it for him. I have all my lists set up with NOMIME in the Default-Options
> header setting. So I never get this question, but no doubt there are people
> out there that have mail software that can handle mime, and would prefer
> the digests that way, but they'll have to find out on their own that such
> an option exists. Personally I read many digests with my finger on the down
> arrow key and only occasionally lifting it up.