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Re: plain text only policy prohibits the use of android based mobile

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Eellis@spinics.net <ellis@spinics.net>
Date
May 18, 2011, 23:22 UTC
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<201105182322.p4INMOtH007490@amd.spinics.net>
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> if the client is sending out multipart mail with both a HTML and a text 
> portion, then having the list accept the text portion and strip the HTML 
> portion off seems like a reasonable request.

Reasonable, or no, it would involve changes in the way vger handles the mailing lists and that is very unlikely to happen. These lists have a long tradition of being plain text and there is also a long tradition of not changing how things work just because somebody comes along with a broken client. IMNSHO changing the list to fix a broken client will only serve to encourage more broken clients. And that would not be a Good Thing.

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  1. Eugene SajineMay 18, 2011
  2. J.H.May 18, 2011
  3. David MillerMay 18, 2011
  4. Eugene SajineMay 18, 2011
  5. ellis@spinics.netMay 18, 2011
  6. Eugene SajineMay 18, 2011
  7. Eugene SajineMay 18, 2011
  8. david@lang.hmMay 18, 2011
  9. ellis@spinics.netMay 18, 2011
  10. Tim MazidMay 18, 2011
  11. Eugene SajineMay 19, 2011
  12. Junio C HamanoMay 19, 2011
  13. david@lang.hmMay 19, 2011
  14. Junio C HamanoMay 18, 2011
  15. Randal L. SchwartzMay 19, 2011
  16. David BrownMay 19, 2011
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