[WEB4LIB] re: non-text messages to the list

[Robert Tiess]

"Walter W. Giesbrecht" wrote:
> Now this is interesting. The attached message was sent to web4lib
> and libnetcat. The wbe4lib version consisted of
> 
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> *         ---REMAINDER OF MESSAGE TRUNCATED---            *
> 
> etc., but the libnetcat version included the *text* below, plus
> the line at the bottom that states
> 
> "[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]"
> 
> Obviously, the list management software used by either list
> treats the message content rather differently.


Hi, Walter.  I have Libnetcat set to disallow attachments,
mainly for security reasons.  Thankfully, it does so
nondestructively, zapping attachments but letting normal
text through.  The list is administered through Yahoo
Groups (formerly Egroups.com), a free list host.

Robert
Libnetcat List Manager
rjtiess at warwick.net
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/libnetcat
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