Mail Archives: cygwin/2003/04/09/18:35:52
On Thu, 10 Apr 2003, Hannu E K Nevalainen (garbage mail) wrote:
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> From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com]On Behalf Of
> Paul Dilip K NPRI
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 4:31 PM
> To: 'cygwin AT cygwin DOT com'
> Subject: Getting home directory in Windows 2000 environment
>
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> May I ask those of you who insist in posting in HTML format to reconsider!
> a) You're a SERIOUS virus security risk!
> b) You're polluting email
> c) Attached images add an unnecessary burden on email downloads
>
> Offending software:
> AFAIK only MICROSOFT Outlook and Outlook Express has this enabled by
> default; SHAME ON YOU M.S!
>
> Read below for help on how to disable this menace.
>
> IMNSHO a) alone is enough reason to turn this off *immediately*.
>
> /Hannu E K Nevalainen, Mariefred, Sweden
> [Outlook* instructions snipped]
FYI, there is another reason, probably of more importance to the posters:
Using HTML mail equates your message with spam in the eyes of the message
archiving software, and a copy of the raw message is not stored, which
prevents people reading the list through the archive (e.g., me), from
answering your query.
Igor
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