Re: [gentoo-user] i'm new of list

2005-12-21 Thread Mariusz Pękala
On 2005-12-19 23:05:01 + (Mon, Dec), Neil Bothwick wrote: On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 16:17:46 -0600, Dale wrote: Because it is insecure on some mail readers and unreadable on others. Linux insecure? Never had that problem before. Leaving aside the fact that many people are forced to use

Re: [gentoo-user] i'm new of list

2005-12-20 Thread Ben
On Tuesday 20 December 2005 04:46, Holly Bostick wrote: How about this, then-- :-o ? Yup, kmail knows that one too. Not to disrespect your mad cli skills, but that's a lot of additon there. Is the 'average' mutt user going to want to do all that? I am really asking, since I don't know

Re: [gentoo-user] i'm new of list

2005-12-20 Thread Ciaran McCreesh
On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 19:04:42 + Neil Bothwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:05:09 -0600, Dale wrote: | Then add in that most block emails that have HTML in it so they | will not see what you post anyway. I'm not sure why they block HTML | but I was told they do. | |

[gentoo-user] i'm new of list

2005-12-19 Thread jangar
hi -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] i'm new of list

2005-12-19 Thread Andy Stern
| On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 15:19:59 +0100 | jangar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | | hi | | -- | gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list | hello *g* Registered Linux

Re: [gentoo-user] i'm new of list

2005-12-19 Thread Jeff
Whaddup! Welcome to the list. :-) jangar wrote: hi -- Darth Vader: Commander, tear this ship apart until you've found those plans. And bring me the passengers, I want them alive! -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] i'm new of list

2005-12-19 Thread Dale
Andy Stern wrote: | On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 15:19:59 +0100 | jangar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | | hi | | -- | gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list | hello *g* Registered Linux User #404755 with

Re: [gentoo-user] i'm new of list

2005-12-19 Thread Denis
Few words of advice. Bottom post and email text only. but with sufficient clipping of the text that you're including in the reply :) -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] i'm new of list

2005-12-19 Thread Dale
Denis wrote: Few words of advice. Bottom post and email text only. but with sufficient clipping of the text that you're including in the reply :) I always forget. :-( Dale :-) -- To err is human, I'm most certainly human. I have four rigs: 1: Home built; Abit NF7 ver 2.0 w/

Re: [gentoo-user] i'm new of list

2005-12-19 Thread Ryan Viljoen
Few words of advice. Bottom post and email text only. Folks will stomp on you until there is a mudhole then stomp it dry if you do either of those. Then add in that most block emails that have HTML in it so they will not see what you post anyway. I'm not sure why they block HTML but I was

Re: [gentoo-user] i'm new of list

2005-12-19 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:05:09 -0600, Dale wrote: Then add in that most block emails that have HTML in it so they will not see what you post anyway. I'm not sure why they block HTML but I was told they do. Because it is insecure on some mail readers and unreadable on others. -- Neil

Re: [gentoo-user] i'm new of list

2005-12-19 Thread kashani
Dale wrote: Few words of advice. Bottom post and email text only. Folks will stomp on you until there is a mudhole then stomp it dry if you do either of those. Then add in that most block emails that have HTML in it so they will not see what you post anyway. I'm not sure why they block HTML

Re: [gentoo-user] i'm new of list

2005-12-19 Thread Shawn Singh
Welcome to the list. You'll certainly find a wealth of knowledge here.

Re: [gentoo-user] i'm new of list

2005-12-19 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: Because it is insecure on some mail readers and unreadable on others. Linux insecure? Never had that problem before. Unreadable I may can get though. I use Mozilla-mail so I am a new fuddy duddy. :-) I can get HTML or text only just the same. Actually mine shows

Re: [gentoo-user] i'm new of list

2005-12-19 Thread Holly Bostick
Dale schreef: Neil Bothwick wrote: Because it is insecure on some mail readers and unreadable on others. Linux insecure? Never had that problem before. Everybody doesn't always read the list on Linux, or using Linux mail readers. Suppose you're reading it at work, where they use IE

Re: [gentoo-user] i'm new of list

2005-12-19 Thread Holly Bostick
jangar schreef: hi Oh, I forgot to say hi to jangar :-o (That's me, you'll get used to it, hopefully ;-) ). Hi, jangar! Nice to meet you. Welcome in! Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] i'm new of list

2005-12-19 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 16:17:46 -0600, Dale wrote: Because it is insecure on some mail readers and unreadable on others. Linux insecure? Never had that problem before. Leaving aside the fact that many people are forced to use Outlook at work, HTML can contain CGI scripts disguised as images,

Re: [gentoo-user] i'm new of list

2005-12-19 Thread Ben
On Monday 19 December 2005 22:58, Holly Bostick wrote: That does not mean that the mail is showing up as HTML. That conversion from a text smiley to a graphical smiley is a feature of the Mozilla mail readers (MozMail and Thunderbird); it converts the smileys it knows to graphics. It doesn't

Re: [gentoo-user] i'm new of list

2005-12-19 Thread Dale
Ben wrote: On Monday 19 December 2005 22:58, Holly Bostick wrote: That does not mean that the mail is showing up as HTML. That conversion from a text smiley to a graphical smiley is a feature of the Mozilla mail readers (MozMail and Thunderbird); it converts the smileys it knows to

Re: [gentoo-user] i'm new of list

2005-12-19 Thread Dale
Holly Bostick wrote: So it is apparently important to tell people not to do such things (just as it is important to instruct people not to put their cat/dog in the microwave to dry them off after a bath). sigh Holly OK, she is smart and funny. Trying to picture what she would look like.

Re: [gentoo-user] i'm new of list

2005-12-19 Thread Richard Fish
On 12/19/05, Holly Bostick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: tell people not to do such things (just as it is important to instruct people not to put their cat/dog in the microwave to dry them off after a bath). Come-on Holly, _everybody_ knows that you dry pets off by putting them in the clothes