[WEB4LIB] Can anyone help?

[Lori Bowen Ayre]

It's not your computer that is the problem.  Someone is sending their
message to a mailing list that you subscribe to but they are sending it in a
format that the list doesn't accept.  They are either sending it in HTML
format instead of plain text or they are attaching their v-card or some
other illegal attachment with the message (probably they do so automatically
with each message, at least in the case of v-cards).

The listserv drops it and everyone on the list gets the message you've
included here.  So, the solution is to talk to the sender and ask them to
send messages in plain text (and/or don't send their v-card with each
message).


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-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of McGARVEY, NANCY
[McGARVEY.N at gmc.edu]
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 11:27 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Can anyone help?


A while back messages like the one below started appearing in my mail from
this list.  I understand why.  What I don't understand is how I can see the
part of the message that's been truncated.  I know someone wrote to the list
and said there's a way to do it (and that many people might not be aware of
how to do it).

I'm using Microsoft Outlook (NOT Outlook Express) and I've pushed every
button/flag/tag/you-name-it to try to figure this out with no luck.  And
guess what!  I couldn't find anything in the Help files either!!!

So, if anyone can help me out here, I'd sure appreciate it.  As I said, I
understand why it's being done, but it sure is annoying not being able to
find the rest of the message.....

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*         ---REMAINDER OF MESSAGE TRUNCATED---            *
*     This post contains a forbidden message format       *
*  (such as an attached file, a v-card, HTML formatting)  *
*    This mail list only accepts PLAIN TEXT               *
* If your postings display this message your mail program *
*   may not be set to send PLAIN TEXT ONLY and may need   *
*                      adjusting                          *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Nancy
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Nancy McGarvey				Email:	mcgarvey.n at gmc.edu
Systems/Reference Librarian			Phone:	(215) 646-7300 x493
Lourdes Library				Fax:	(215) 641-5596
Gwynedd-Mercy College
PO Box 901
Gwynedd Valley, PA 19437
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