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From: CBFalconer <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com>
Organization: Ched Research
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Subject: Re: i need some help
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Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2001 14:32:44 GMT
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Martin Stromberg wrote:
> 
> CBFalconer (cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com) wrote:
> : V0ss AT cs DOT com wrote:
> : >
> : >    Part 1.1    Type: Plain Text (text/plain)
> : >            Encoding: 7bit
> 
> : If you want help start by NOT using HTML.  The results are
> : illegible.  If I enable display on my system, the results have
> : type too small to read.  HTML belongs on web pages, not in
> : newsgroups.
> 
> : Do NOT use HTML, attachments, or mime on newsgroups.
> 
> Could we hold that reminder unless you have something (else)
> constructive to say? I hate HTML as much as you do, but I try to keep
> from answering them in public unless I have something useful to say.
> 
> If you really want to bug them about it, mail them directly so we
> other people aren't bothered by your complaints.

To what purpose?  The odds are high that any such will just bounce
back.  In addition, this way other potential HTMLers are advised. 
That in itself is useful IMO.

Followups set.

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