bull shit fuck you ----- Original Message ----- From: pksharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 10:01 AM Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] Ban Html mail
> hmm .. every body here seems to have a point.. > a point of view .. an opinion .. probably correct > too > > in a group that i'm in, the HPLX PDA group, > there is not only a stricture against html, but > also > a stricture against number of lines > > arup's opinion, though strongly worded, and > may look a bit abrasive, is quite on the point ! > > in that group there are members who pay by the > traffic .. they all use PDA's .. the > HpLx95/100/200 > which have tremendously limited capability .. > and .. they use CELL PHONES attached to those > PDA's > > triple charges ! .. > > YET, they are decently going about the aim of > reducing no. of lines of posts from 150 lines > to lesser > > BUT, there is a difference .. they don't have ANY > flames .. the decision is not imposed .. and ALL > are allowed to voice their position (NOT OPINION.. > but positions) > > several members are wanting the line limits to be > cut down drastically .. lesser lines, more > relevance, > quicker reading, faster replying, good contents, > irrelevants absolutely missing, no 'tails' at all, > no adds (senders websites, mottos, quotes), > very crisp, concise, clear. > > all this leads to NO nonsense emails either. > to them, it COSTS money to have flames. > > that is their situation .. and they all know it .. > > what is OUR situation ? let's ask .. > > ALL LIST MEMBERS PLEASE RESPOND > (to resolve this cacophonous issue once for > all) : > > Do you have a problem with html mail ? > > [ ] yes > [ ] no > > and let's lay down this issue to rest in peace > > > for owner, host, staunch memebers .. this > does NOT mean that html will be allowed .. > let's not only keep this fully text based .. but > also clamp down on length of message .. > > those who have 'looong' things to tell .. tell > them to those who want to hear .. spare the > rest ! > > let me see how many luggers will take up this > challenge .. to write in very short .. some > meaningful > things .. and become very narrowly focussed > on the subject line > > this IS going to take care of wireless/bandwidth/ > traffic reduction, etc. etc. all the reasons for > not allowing html's time consumption for msg > transfer > > and a request : i'm still recovering from lots of > injuries by way of direct flak .. don't direct any > more flak at me .. focus on the issue .. > > html hurts members or not > > html does hurt the list .. this is well known now > > err .. doesn't open source mean allowing all > things ? > > ..pk > > (taking a small risk here .. may get muzzled on > html grounds ;-D ) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Arup Kanjilal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 4:50 AM > Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] Ban Html mail > > > > > > --- Tathagata Banerjee > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wed, 2002-09-18 at 03:19, Raja Guha wrote: > > > > > > > But banning! isn't that a little > heavy-handed. > > > > > > > > > i guess not. most people on the list who have > > > > No it isn't. > > there are always 3 groups : FOR AGAINST > SILENT > > > > > In fact it's standard policy on many lists. > > it is ! true ! but on many more it is not ! that's > true too ! > depends on how many members want what > > let's find out .. and THEN opine. > flames solve nothing ! facts do .. > let people tell .. and then the decision be taken > NO ONE can have problems with THAT ! > > > > To make the reason monetarily realistic, extra > > junk in mail is seriously bad when users pay by > data > > volume transferred (which many do, > > hmm.. JUST HOW MANY do ? > members .. please DO inform .. this is a matter > of great concern .. if members ARE in fact > having to 'pay by data volume transferred' .. this > issue MUST be known, understood, considered, > and a solution found .. that's not only fair but > also proper .. > > so ! those who ARE paying more for longer > emails .. or htmls .. PLEASE inform this list > > > > your flat rate ISP > > isn't the only ISP in the world, and your mail > reader > > device is not the only one out there - heard of > > blackberry's and other wireless pdas?). > > my my .. 'your' .. 'your' .. "isn't" .. "heard of" > hmm .. > arup .. err .. err .. > well .. i'll just say nothing .. > > > > If you want to send a nice formatted message, > use a > > word processor, zip up the result, mail to folks > who > > are expecting it. > > just a small teeny weeny question here .. > what if the number of members who have > problem with loooong msgs or html is found > out to be very small ? > > whose 'will' will prevail ? the larger number > who are NOT having problems with looong > emails/htmls .. or ..... well better left unsaid > .. as my will certainly prevails not .. my > requests > certainly are heard not .. my suggestions > certainly draw more flak than discussions > > i MAY even withdraw one day .. when i am > fed up enough :-(( ! > > ..pk > > > > > > Arup > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! 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