Re: [nlug] Re: HTML emails.....

2010-01-05 Thread Don Delp
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 8:10 PM, VampirePenguin gm5...@gmail.com wrote: Okay I still am lacking an avenue of approach for changing to text/ rtf. Unless for some reason Gmail accounts are automatically html. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG

Re: [nlug] Re: HTML emails.....

2010-01-05 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Sun, Jan 03 2010, VampirePenguin wrote: I prefer to top post because I'm answering questions. People don't want to go thru 18 pages of email, oh and heaven forbid chain letter That demonstrates basic incompetence: why are you not trimming your quoted material when answering the

Re: [nlug] Re: HTML emails.....

2010-01-05 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Sun, Jan 03 2010, John R. Dennison wrote: On Sun, Jan 03, 2010 at 09:41:11PM -0800, VampirePenguin wrote: Hear, hear. Chris... Actually for the most part I'm a top poster, Ridiculous. Quite so. I make it a habit of never answering questions, or even reading, top posted

Re: [nlug] Re: HTML emails.....

2010-01-05 Thread Jonathan Sheehan
On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Manoj Srivastava sriva...@debian.org wrote:        Quite so. I make it a habit of never answering questions, or  even reading, top posted emails. Based on random sampling of such  emails, I think that is helpful; such emails rarely have content that  is useful

Re: [nlug] Re: HTML emails.....

2010-01-05 Thread Chris McQuistion
Manoj, you're being very rude. On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 8:37 AM, Manoj Srivastava sriva...@debian.orgwrote: On Sun, Jan 03 2010, VampirePenguin wrote: I prefer to top post because I'm answering questions. People don't want to go thru 18 pages of email, oh and heaven forbid chain letter

Re: [nlug] Re: HTML emails.....

2010-01-05 Thread Gibson Prichard
As someone who has been on the NLUG lists since 1996, I can recall some early rants on this very topic. It seems to rear it's head about every 18 to 24 months, so what's old is truly new again. Some of the biggest laughs I have ever had staring at my computer came from NLUG members ranting about

RE: [nlug] Re: HTML emails.....

2010-01-05 Thread William Turner
Getting beat with a cluestick? Bill -Original Message- From: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com [mailto:nlug-t...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Gibson Prichard Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 9:54 AM To: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [nlug] Re: HTML emails. As someone who has

Re: [nlug] Re: HTML emails.....

2010-01-05 Thread Kent Perrier
On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Manoj Srivastava sriva...@debian.orgwrote: On Sun, Jan 03 2010, John R. Dennison wrote: On Sun, Jan 03, 2010 at 09:41:11PM -0800, VampirePenguin wrote: Hear, hear. Chris... Actually for the most part I'm a top poster, Ridiculous. Quite

Re: [nlug] Re: HTML emails.....

2010-01-05 Thread Rob Huffstedtler
On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 12:25 PM, Manoj Srivastava sriva...@debian.orgwrote: You also added a singlew line of non-content to several dozens of lines of untrimmed irrelevancies (there is no reason not to trim away signatures, for instance). This lack of care in electronic

[nlug] Re: HTML emails.....

2010-01-05 Thread VampirePenguin
As far as this topic started and then evolved John did answer based on us being in irc and here on the board about headers. Thanks. Other email clients may not do it but Mutt at least does. Al/Pine probably does also. I did a quick lxquick search and there are loads of html templates and tutorials

Re: [nlug] Re: HTML emails.....

2010-01-05 Thread Ken Barber
On Jan 5, 2010, at 12:01 PM, Rob Huffstedtler wrote: Personally, I'm thankful for them bad habits, netiquette cluelessness and all, because they create the demand for the work I do. A perfect example of the Broken Windows fallacy.-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[nlug] Re: HTML emails.....

2010-01-03 Thread VampirePenguin
I prefer to top post because I'm answering questions. People don't want to go thru 18 pages of email, oh and heaven forbid chain letter email addresses in the HUNDREDS. They would really love me This is my email signature, and yes this is the 21st century and you know how to type should have

[nlug] Re: HTML emails.....

2010-01-03 Thread Chris Faulkner
Wow... this again... lol I made a post about this on my blog almost a year ago... :) http://www.chrisfaulkner.org/index.php/2009/01/22/why-i-think-top-posting-is-better-than-b-1 On Jan 3, 6:32 pm, VampirePenguin gm5...@gmail.com wrote: I have looked all over the groups page and my main

[nlug] Re: HTML emails.....

2010-01-03 Thread VampirePenguin
Hear, hear. Chris... Actually for the most part I'm a top poster, but usually when I receive and email I may leave a snippet of the last conversation. I delete everything and just make my response. ESPECIALLY in lengthy posts. As far as vcards I am not aware of them having macros of any sort.

Re: [nlug] Re: HTML emails.....

2010-01-03 Thread Paul Boniol
On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 11:41 PM, VampirePenguin gm5...@gmail.com wrote: Hear, hear. Chris... Actually for the most part I'm a top poster, but usually when I receive and email I may leave a snippet of the last conversation. I delete everything and just make my response. ESPECIALLY in

[nlug] Re: HTML emails.....

2010-01-03 Thread VampirePenguin
With Mutt, and Evolution I see all headers. I think Kmail does too if I remeber correctly. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to