Hi All!

I want to tell you about something I learned about the crappy Outlook email
program I use 'cos I am a lazy herd follower.  Was upset with our List
Manager 'cos a post I recently sent at 10:38PM didn't show up until 6:15AM.
It was a time-sensitive post and other posts got thru quickly, so I assumed
I was being "moderated."

Turns out that the way I was posting was to "reply all" and deleting all
names on the send line except the Mpls List address.  If the message I was
replying to was in HTML v. Text, my message was being composed in HTML.

HTML messages can contain nasty things like viruses, not just purple prose
;-)

Therefore HTML messages get cached until the List Manager sends them thru.

I couldn't figure out why my messages were HTML.as I have my sending option
set to Text.

Turns out, if I "Create Mail" I will send plain old text.  If I "Reply" my
message will be text or HTML, depending on what the sender sent me.

IMHO this is a pretty stupid "feature" of Outlook.  If anyone out there
knows how I can send replies strictly in text, please let me know off list.

Sorry for this diversion into techno, but I think the List could benefit
from the info and I personally am getting tired of reading the debate of the
merits of Pit Bulls.

But PLEASE let's keep the heat on the Park Board.  The mainstream press
outlets have pretty much given them a pass, but maybe the critical mass of
opinion leaders (myself excluded) on this list might lead to some needed
changes.

Cheers!

PK

Paul Kuettel
State Fair


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