So much Windows Mailer crap on this list...

Gregory Nowak gnowak1 at uic.edu
Sat Feb 2 00:22:07 EST 2002


Looks fine to me Amanda.
Greg


On Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 11:36:29PM -0500, Amanda Lee wrote:
> Greg,
> 
> How's mine look now?  ...  Mercy! sakes! I'm afraid to ask! cuz! I've opened
> up the shooting gallery hahahah!
> 
> Amanda Lee
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gregory Nowak" <gnowak1 at uic.edu>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 11:37 PM
> Subject: Re: So much Windows Mailer crap on this list...
> 
> 
> > Perhaps, it would be a good idea for someone using outlook (I haven't used
> it for over a year now), to write a specific document detailing which radio
> buttons and so on should be checked or unchecked to set outlook up properly.
> It is true that this could be figured out, but there are some people out
> there that just won't take the time to find out how to configure outlook
> properly for blind lists. What's even worse is that some people don't even
> know how to find out how to configure outlook. They let their isps set
> things up for them with automated software, and they think that's it.
> > Greg
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 01:41:00PM -0500, Brian Borowski wrote:
> > > Greg:
> > > Maybe they can't aford a modem, but they sure can adjust settings to
> reduce
> > > crap in their out-going mail, and if they don't know how, then find
> someone
> > > who can help get through the settings and change it.  The idea, that an
> > > empty message from a standard windows email client contains about 2K of
> > > nothing is just stupid and a waste...
> > >
> > > Brian Borowski
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> > >
> > > > Fortunately, this doesn't appply to me anymore since I got broadband.
> But, you know, hardware modems are not exactly cheap. Yes, there are some
> gnu/linux drivers for windows modems, but not everyone has a supported
> modem. So, if you'd like people on this list to be using pine, mutt, ETC.
> for their mail, take into consideration the fact that not everyone here can
> aford a new modem, or an expensive broadband connection.
> > > > Greg
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 07:20:50AM -0500, Brian Borowski wrote:
> > > > > I guess this has been discussed bofore, but I can't help doing it
> again.
> > > > > Why do so many people use outlook and other Windows utilities to
> post to
> > > > > this list?  It's understandable if you're a new user, but doing it
> for a
> > > > > year or two, makes me wonder; if you're a Windows user and never
> want to
> > > > > use linux to do your stuff; get off the list, and stop polluting it
> with
> > > > > crap.  If you're a  windows user, and insist on posting (especially
> for
> > > > > some of those high-volume posters), then change your settings so
> that we
> > > > > don't have to se a couple of Kbytes of header, and shut off the damn
> html
> > > > > repeat of your message that shows up at the end.  It may come as a
> big
> > > > > surprise to some people, but when us people who use pine and other
> mail
> > > > > readers have to go through hundreds of messages; we don't want to
> see
> > > > > (hear) all that garbage; it's a nuisance, and it slows us down
> terribly,
> > > > > just trying to get through the list.
> > > > >
> > > > > Also, I'm in complete agreement with the complaints about including
> > > > > messages including messages, including messages within eachother
> until
> > > > > things get huge; it's a waste of bandwidth, and time.  I also
> notice, that
> > > > > some users seem to post multiple copies of their messages; please,
> have
> > > > > pity on us who read our mail?  While I'm complaining:
> > > > > Why do people include 50 or 100 lines of others messages, and then
> put
> > > > > their one line comment about it right at the end of all that stuff?
> My
> > > > > advice, is that if you're going to include all that stuff, and have
> five or
> > > > > ten words to say about; why not put your comment at the top, and
> save us
> > > > > all that reading through stuff we've probably already seen before
> so many
> > > > > times?
> > > > >
> > > > > Brian Borowski
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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