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RE: mean & grumpy (cygwin path analysis)


> What so it's the list managers fault? The reason you don't 
> have to subscribe to this list, I'm guessing, is to make it 
> easier for new user's post here instead of *forcing* them to 
> sign-up first. If thats being "different" and violates 
> "normal expectations" then I obviously cannot argue with you 
> on this matter. If you send a mail to a mailing list, come to 
> realise that you used the wrong address, do you then go back 
> and send it again even though it's already got there?
===
Well, not no more...now that I know this list doesn't bounce.


> I think that was referring to why you we're sending 
> duplicates to the list YA. A lot of things are mean in your 
> opinion aren't they?
---
	Yep.  Just a mean mean world.  Very very sad...:-(((!
(:-))

	In fact, I think it is soooOOOOooo mean -- that...
well it just is!  Pblblblblt.

> 
> > Banning simple HTML formatting in email is like banning magazine 
> > layout in
> favor of 8.5x11 Courier-typed 'articles'.
> 
> When you (and others on the list) sends mails they eventually 
> get processed by Mhonarc, the archiving software, and the 
> body of the message is placed in <PRE> tags so even if HTML 
> formatting was allowed it wouldn't get the desired effect. 
> You will also find that this is not the only list on the net 
> that doesn't allow mime-encoded mails.
====
	I know -- a lot of lists don't -- its just that 
it's seems a giant step backwards in terms of communication --
even handwriting is more expressive -- even a real typewriter
could do underlining, and bold.  How about RTF?  Is that
portable enough?  Just feels like I'm stuck in the 70's.
The TTY's have gotten fancier, but its still mostly ascii text in terminal windows...sorta sad (not mean though..thats different), though it could be mean if it was a conspiracy...) :-)

-l



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