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Rich Greenberg <[log in to unmask]>
Mon, 24 Mar 2003 11:06:36 -0500
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On: Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 10:19:05AM -0500,Jan A Bergeron VMD Wrote:

} At 08:22 AM 3/24/2003 -0500, Rich Greenberg wrote:
} >I wonder where that came from.  It wouldn't normally be in a post that
} >a user originated,  I suspect that it happens when a post is followed
} >up.
}
} The key to the problem is in the "Subject:" field of the message:
}
} Subject: Fwd: [SIBERNET] Need Advice....  Please!  Update....
}
} Your subscriber forwarded the message, why I don't know, but she forwarded
} it nonetheless.  When mail is forwarded from AOL, the AOL mail client
} includes the forwarded message in the body of the message AND adds it as an
} attachment.
}
} I tell AOLers to NEVER, EVER forward to my list (of course I recommend that
} no one forward anything to the list, but I add special emphasis for the AOL
} types, bless their naive newbie hearts).

Thanks Jan.  Didn't know this about AOL, I will pass on the the user.

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