Hi Lou,
No, the other computer probably hasn’t been explicitly set to plain text. I will send again after I change that. The other computer is using windows Live Mail, so I know it *can* send seven-bit text.
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
On Feb 10, 2014, at 1:05 PM, Lou Kolb <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Buddy,
>
> given that the results on the other machine were just as bad as the mac, I'm
> beginning to wonder if the problem isn't something other than what you
> suspect. I know nothing about the nuts and bolts of listservs but I have
> noticed that some of your posts have more junk characters than others in
> them. i'm just thinking onlist, if you will. Sure wish I had answers for
> you. 73, Lou WA3MIX
> Lou Kolb
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 12:18 PM
> Subject: Re: The blind-hams List
>
>
>> Huh. We see how well that worked. Sorry.
>>
>> --
>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>
>>
>>
>> On Feb 10, 2014, at 12:14 PM, Buddy Brannan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I=E2=80=99m writing this for clarity on a different machine, which =
>>> isn=E2=80=99t the Mac. No, I won=E2=80=99t use this machine just to send
>>> =
>>> blind-hams Email, being as it=E2=80=99s the only list plagued with this =
>>> particular difficulty.
>>>
>>> First, I=E2=80=99m sorry. Actually a couple of ways. First, I really =
>>> didn=E2=80=99t intent to stir up a hornet=E2=80=99s nest. Second, my =
>>> intention was not and is not to step on anyone=E2=80=99s toes. I know =
>>> that this problem with misinterpreted 8-bit text not only is a source of
>>> =
>>> frustration to readers of the list, but also to those of us who have the
>>> =
>>> problem in the first place, since it isn=E2=80=99t one we can solve. =
>>> Because, really, contrary to what some might believe, we really =
>>> don=E2=80=99t enjoy torturing our fellow list participants with this. =
>>> It=E2=80=99s at least one reason that I try to keep my postings to a =
>>> minimum, accidental long headers on forwards notwithstanding.=20
>>>
>>> With this in mind, and seeing that people still think that I had Yahoo =
>>> or Google in mind, please let me sum up:
>>>
>>> 1) I=E2=80=99d never set up on Yahoo or Google. As it happens, I have =
>>> the ability to host mailman-based lists. If that can be of use, =
>>> I=E2=80=99m happy to offer it.
>>>
>>> 2) My intention isn=E2=80=99t to steal the list from anyone or to cause =
>>> any problems. I offer an alternative. If people want that to happen, it =
>>> can. If I should leave well enough alone, I=E2=80=99m happy to do that =
>>> as well.=20
>>>
>>> 3) While it may be a minority of posters who exhibit this problem, some =
>>> of those are fairly prolific, and it is at least an annoyance. Those of =
>>> us who are posting messages with this problem clearly don=E2=80=99t want
>>> =
>>> to cause additional problems for anyone.=20
>>>
>>> Phil says that there is a solution, and it=E2=80=99s something to do =
>>> with the mail header. I don=E2=80=99t know. If I knew how to tell you =
>>> how to fix it, I=E2=80=99d be happy to do that, too.=20
>>>
>>> Anyway, sorry ofr ruffling feathers, that was clearly not my intent. =
>>> Well, it=E2=80=99s clear to me that that wasn=E2=80=99t my intent, =
>>> anyway. Ultimately, it=E2=80=99s up to Ken what happens next. It =
>>> wasn=E2=80=99t and isn=E2=80=99t my intention to hijack the list, and I =
>>> will not do so.
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