At 15:56 1/13/00 , Bill James wrote: >I chose to unsubcribe from the list because suddenly yesterday, >winmail.dat file caused Eudora to crash the mail. If listees BILL and Rich >YOung could turn off MS RTF (rich text format) or if the network >administrator can disable these files I would appreciate it. I have only >joined the list a few weeks back and do get tons of information from it. Winmail.dat shouldn't crash Eudora. Lord knows I get enough of them. They're obnoxious and an unpleasant reminder of the fact that sitting on a T1 pipe is a poor place for an email developer, but aside from the space and bandwidth they take up, and the attitude they express, they're harmless. cheers, david David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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