I just read my own mail as it was sent back to me. This damn html formatted mail! For anyone with a mail client that tries to display HTML formatted messages I suspect that my question will be quite confusing. Basically, Some of our users are using HTML formatted mail when sending to our mailing list. This is getting into the mhonarc-generated archive as either basically an empty message body or in some cases it was being added but wih all the HTML tags visible (that is being treated as a lump of text with lots of HTML tags scattered through it. I am not sure how to control the reading of HTML formatted messages into our archive. Thanks again sorry for any confusion/difficulty/wasted electrons, Ian Wilson At 09:44 AM 19/12/2000 +1100, Ian Wilson wrote: >G'Day all, > >Sorry for the long post but I do not want to trim too much... > >I am trying to archive a mailing list - theer are about 500 users - all >will be Windows based since the mailing list is about a win-32 based >program. There are a wide variety of mail clients but Eudora, Netscape >and the various MS clients are the most common. > >Some people insist on sending formatted mail (not plain text). I have >requested otherwise but some like fancy formatted emails. > >When I run mhonarc over my Eudora mailbox (.MBX file) I get a number of >results from HTML formatted messages. > >1) if the body of a message looks like (******* are delimiters in this >email only): >***************************************** >Hi, > >As the PCB file is opened, from the menu, select file>>save as(or save >copy as), and then select PCB 3.0 Binary file, The PCB 3.0 format was used >by Advanced PCB V3, Protel 98, Protel 99 and Protel99 SP1. I guess the P99 >which you said is P99SE. > >BRs, >Luo. >-----Original Message----- >From: Newton Fukue [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 3:03 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list proteledausers >Subject: P99 to P98 > >How can I save the PCB file maked in P99 as a file for P98? >***************************************** Then it comes through into the >mhonarc generated HTML page with all the HTML tags visible. 2) If, >however, the message looks like: >********************************************* Steve, > >On a very dense board, it is sometimes easier to see the available real >estate by suppressing the visual background noise. If you have just the >multilayer vias and pads turned on, along with the single layer upon which >you are working, the manual routing possibilities on that layer become >much clearer. > >The mode is available in Protel 98 from the tools/preferences/options >menu, and in Protel 99SE by using 'shift S'. > >Regards - Harry > > >At 02:13 PM 12/14/00 -0500, you wrote: >snip >>I hate to sound too stupid, but I've evidently missed something along the >>way, despite having done quite a few complex multilayer boards. What is this >>"single layer mode", and what does it do for you in manual routing? I can >>stay on one layer just fine during manual routing with all the layers >>enabled, so obviously I've misunderstood something in what you're >>describing. >>When you get a few minutes, could you please educate me? >> >>Steve Hendrix >********************************************* >the resulting messagexxxx.html file displays as just the last few lines as >shown here: > ></x-html> > >3) There are also some messages that have "<x-flowed>" at the beginning of >the message and then "</x-flowed>" at the end of the message. Doesn't seem >to cause any damage but ....... > > >Is there a method to get HTML formatted messages to be interpreted >correctly? I assume there is some sort of resource seting that will help me. > >What I really want is a black-box that I can run every month and produce >another months archive. I do not want to learn the guts of mhonarc if >possible. I would love a resource file that did a reasonable job on >producing a thread index with a little fancier navigation than the basic >default format and a subject index - ideally both showing the dates of >messages if possible. Has anyone got such a resource file that would be >willing to share on a no-responsibility basis. (It would ideally cope with >mails from Windows-based clients complete with HTML formatted messages. I >have another issue with people using the reply-to button to create new >thread which stuffs up mhonarcs threading somewhat but I gather this is >difficult to solve - incorrect in-reply-to field is difficult to cope >with....) > >I am sorry if it looks like I am not getting involved in the guts of this >powerful program but I am spread rather thinly as it is and I simply do not >have the time to invest in mhonarc. > >Thanks very much, > >Ian Wilson > >
