On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, fred smith wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 03, 1999 at 08:12:54PM +0100, Christian Stigen Larsen wrote:
> > Is there any patch, utility, script or something which
> > can decode typical MS-attachements like
> > 
> >     [applica/ms-tnef, base64, 1.4M]
> > 
> > As I continually get these type of attachements life is
> > really annoying, as I can't decode them (and the senders
> > won't attach in another format).
> 
> <gripe-mode>
> [deleted text] 
> I tend to get stiff-necked and tell them i can't read their mail,
> it's got some kind of "strange junk" in it,... can they please 
> configure their mailer to send plain text?!!!!
> [deleted text]
> <\gripe-mode>

I regularly see annoying junk in e-mail.  I'm a hold-over from the 80s
internet before WWW.  I think a sig over four lines with ASCII art or long
rambling quotes is a waste.  But rather than bitch about it, I use
procmail to filter the crap.

-- 
John Adams   O-
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

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