Klarinet Archive - Posting 000451.txt from 2005/05

From: Curtis Bennett <curtis.bennett@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Test of new server
Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 13:01:05 -0400

That's what someone mentioned, and that's what I tried, and it seemed to wo=
rk!

On 5/31/05, Mark Charette <charette@-----.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 31 May 2005, Curtis Bennett wrote:
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> > Does it work for me? I've had problems emailing this list. They get
> > bounced back to me.
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> They bounce for a reason - the rejection notice is pretty explicit (too
> explicit - it uses technical terms - in a few cases).
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> The most common rejection complains of of a MIME data type. That means
> you didn't send plain text to the list, but rich text (or HTNL text). The
> list is set up to accept _only_ plain text and nothing but plain text -
> anything else is rejected out of hand to prevent viruses from being sent
> out. Even them some types of plain text, such as something called
> uuencoded text, are rejected because there are some so-called plain text
> formats than can be re-created as a virus on your computer.
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> Most mail agents have a way to create plain text; if you are getting MIME
> related bounces you'll have to look up the correct formatting commands fo=
r
> your mail agent.
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> mark C.
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Curtis Bennett

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