Sam,
If you quoted the ad with the "lines" around it just like it came in the
original e-mail, the software most likely recognized it as an ad that
was in the wrong place and removed it.
I know, software that can correct "mistakes" is a bit unbelievable, but
that makes sense. As a further test, remove the "borders" from an ad of
your choice and insert it in pure text format only within a message ...
and see if it shows up on the list then. I'd wager it will.
l.d.
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On Fri, 29 Dec 2000 12:03:35 -0500, Samuel W. Heywood wrote:
> Hello Arachnids:
> I just sent a reply to my family mailing list @egroups.com in which
> I quoted from and commented about an ad received on the list.
> (egroups.com provides a free mailing list service for anyone who wants
> to set up a mailing list. egroups.com will automatically append a single
> three-liner text ad to any message posted. That is how they make their
> money. There is no obligation for the list members to respond to any ads.
> egroups.com never sends spam messages but they always append a very short
> text ad to any message that a member posts to the list. All list members
> have voluntarily opted in by invitation by me, the moderator, and they may
> easily unsubscribe.)
> For some strange reason, the ad that I quoted within the body of my
> message text was excluded from the posting that appeared on the list.
> As a test I found that I could send the same message in its entirety
> to two of my own private email addresses.
> I do not understand how egroups.com was able to "censor" my quoting
> of their own ad, nor do I understand why they would even want to have
> a re-transmission of one of their own ads censored. My comment about
> the ad was not unfavorable.
> Does anyone have any ideas as to how and why they censored part of my
> message?
> Sam Heywood
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