doug could answer that. Not all list servers allow HTML. Personally, I find it makes a mess a good bit of the time.
On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 8:11 PM, David Parsons <[email protected]> wrote: > Could the listserver software be updated to allow HTML? > > On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 6:36 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >> Even though what the Mail app sends isn't strict plain ASCII, it's >> plain enough so the PDML listserver doesn't reject it. >> >> I expect that the problem is as soon as you embed a link, the Mail app >> turns it into HTML markup (a hotlink) and changes the content type of >> the mail body to accomodate that. *That* is what the PDML then rejects >> as being too modern for us old fuddy-duddies. >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 6:31 PM, Christine Aguila <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> oy, it's not working. I just tried again. >>> >>> Godfrey, I don't understand this sentence: >>> >>>> Mail app on iOS does not send ASCII text, but text sent from the Plain >>>> Text app goes as plain text. >>> >>> >>> From my iPad, I send emails all the time to PDML with no problems. >>> What's the difference between the "Mail app" and the "Plain Text app"? >>> >>> sorry to be such a tech ditz. >>> >>> Cheers, Christine >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Dec 9, 2012, at 5:15 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> The PDML list server rejects anything that isn't plain ASCII text. The >>>> >>>> You'll see another link in which I copied a link to a photo on DropBox >>>> , put it into a message in Plain Text, and sent that to the PDML. >>>> >>>> Works very nicely. >>>> >>>> Godfrey >>>> >>>> On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Christine Aguila <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> Hi Gang: >>>>> >>>>> I just tried to send a test email which included a hot link to a photo >>>>> located in my public folder >>>>> in my dropbox app. The photo is given its own URL address, so there >>>>> should be no problem, >>>>> right? >>>>> >>>>> But there is a problem--it never posted successfully. I just did a 2nd >>>>> test without the link, and >>>>> that email posted successfully. >>>>> >>>>> The other variable is that I'm doing all of this from my iPad, which is >>>>> what I want to do, that is, >>>>> I've been trying to figure out a way where I could 1) import photo via >>>>> Apple card reader to >>>>> iPad (check: I have the adapter that allows me to do this), 2) render the >>>>> RAW image (check: >>>>> I have plenty of photo apps that allow me to do this), 3) then upload >>>>> photo to share via the >>>>> web (here's the motivation for the dropbox test). >>>>> >>>>> So do you think our PDML account is reading the dropbox link as some kind >>>>> of spam and >>>>> blocking it? >>>>> >>>>> If dropbox doesn't work, I'll have to try another solution. I'd really >>>>> like to avoid flickr. Any other >>>>> options I should consider? >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, Christine >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Godfrey >>>> godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> >> -- >> -bmw >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > David Parsons Photography > http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com > > Aloha Photographer Photoblog > http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
