Bruce,
The reason you saw the test do not read message was for my purpose of
testing to see what format I was sending my email as. There are
several ways to format an email message. One was the mime and the most
common is plain text. I accidentally had my email set with the wrong
format for this list. The reason for using plain text messages rather
than mime is with a group the size of this you will find various
computers and email programs and all may not be able to read certain
formats. Using plain text makes it easy for everyone to read the
messages. If I was sending mail to one certain person I could send
whatever format that person preferred. Just makes it easier for
everyone to see the messages is all.
Sorry for the confusion
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>
To: <benettw@bellsouth.net>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 11:44 PM
Subject: Re: I screwed up 2 intersting sites
> Hello Bill, Please explain what " test do not read "
means
> ??????
> I myself, and probably quite a few others on this list,
are NOT
> computer
> whiz kids, and a subject title such as that, along with most of this
> cyberjargon of
> MIMES, URLS, DEFAULTS, CHARSETS, ISOS, which are all a total puzzle
to
> me, is totally mystifying , and I do know many of us would
appreciate
> a
> more basic explanation, or introduction to what you are offering us
.
> Obviously,the
> subject matter is clearly defined in your sentence, " A lot about
etc, etc.
> ----------- "
> But to tell us that " this is a multi-part message in MIME
?????? )
> format. "
> is meaningless to some of us that are not involved daily in
computerland ,as
> we do
> not know what " MIME " means, nor most of this other alphabet soup
> terminology.
> The best I can do is type in whatever follows a prefix of "
www ",
> or " http ",
> and wait and see what comes up . I realize many of my generation
are
> computer illiterate, I know I am, and also know I' ve got a lot of
company
> . I
> guess I' d better find a good book on all this Info Age
terminology and
> how to
> utilize my home PC to best advantage . All I'm suggesting is
please
> don't
> assume everyone sitting at a computer is totally proficient in all
its'
> capabilities,
> and the requisite techniques to achieve these limits .
> Your title ( above ) states that you " screwed up 2
intersting ( S P.
> ) sites "
> How are we to know this ? I was completely puzzled with " test
do not
> read "
> What would one do to TEST it ? Possibly you could explain
this
> seemingly
> paradoxical statement ??? Thanks a lot .
> Bruce Ferguson a k a Eli Whitney struggling
in the
> Info Age .
>
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