Hi, FYI -----Original Message----- From: Tim Pierce <twp@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, May 01, 1998 12:56 AM Subject: Blocking Attachments >Hi, folks -- > >Just to let you know, we're in the final stages of testing a >SmartList hack that blocks file attachments (including VCARDS), >HTML messages and enriched text postings. > >This note is to let you know how it works. When a poster sends >something to a mailing list written in HTML, or with an attached >file, the list server will send the poster's message back to them, >with a note at the bottom explaining the plain-text requirement at >RootsWeb. A COPY OF THIS REJECTION MESSAGE WILL BE SENT TO YOU AS >WELL! That's because the poster may write back to you to complain >or to ask for help, and it can be pretty confusing if they write a >reply to a message that you never saw. > >So when you suddenly start getting messages from >YOURLIST-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com, quoting some ungodly HTML mess >that you never saw before, don't be alarmed. :-) It just means >the list server is rejecting a MIME message that was sent to your >list, and that you may get a response from the poster. > >This change is not currently something the listowner can turn on >and off. Attachments will be blocked from every list alike. This >might not be to the taste of some listowners, so we'll consider >closely whether it would be safe to make it an optional setting. > >Thanks to Marc Nozell for finding the SmartList patch that was >used as the basis for this fix! > >Regards, >Tim Pierce >RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative >volunteer sysadmin and general hacker > > ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________ Fred Kunchick GSCS[SW] USN Retired Pennsauken NJ kunchick@bellatlantic.net Editor of The Northern KIMBALL On-Line Newsletter Member: NEHGS Camden County (NJ) Historical Society Lo/Lathrop Family Association Kimball Family Association Towne Family Association Home Page: URL: http://members.aol.com/FredKun/index.html Coos County, NH USGenWeb CC. URL: http://members.aol.com/fredkunch/coos.htm Hillsboro County, NH USGenWeb CC. URL: http://members.aol.com/fredkun1/hillsboro.htm Nantucket County, MA USGenWeb CC. URL: http://members.aol.com/fredkunc/nantuckt.htm Suffolk County, MA. USGenWeb CC. URL :http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/5551/ Andover, MA USGenWeb Coordinator URL: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/6351/index.htm ICQ# 2000494 ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________