LSTOWN-L Archives

LISTSERV List Owners' Forum

LSTOWN-L

Options: Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Paul Russell <[log in to unmask]>
Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:08:27 -0400
text/plain (25 lines)
On 10/21/2010 11:22, Pete Weiss wrote:
>  I am in the testing phase of moving some subscribers from an existing
> list "A" to a new list "B"
>
> When I copy n' paste portions of the subscriber lines using my email
> composition editor (Thunderbird 3.1.4 on Win 7 Pro), and PUTALL, even
> though the subscribers are added, their SET options are reset.
>
> I think this has to do with the "magic" of Thunderbird and the
> formatting.  I have tried various combinations of composition techniques
> and OPTIONS and have not been successful in keeping the SET options.
>
> If you have had specific Thunderbird experience in this area, kindly
> advise; or how to use trivial editors to do so (no scripting, post
> processing, etc.)

Make sure TB is configured to send plain text messages, then choose
Tools/Options/Composition/General, and set the 'wrap plain text ...' value to something
greater than 80 characters.

--
Paul Russell, Senior Systems Administrator
OIT Messaging Services Team
University of Notre Dame

ATOM RSS1 RSS2