You can read it by copying the block and pasting to the box on http://www.opinionatedgeek.com/dotnet/tools/Base64Decode/safedecode.aspx and pressing decode. The message is originally sent like that, and the software that reads the mail is supposed to know to decode it (it's in base 64 encoding) before showing it to a human. I am guessing that whatever software compiles the digest either doesn't know how to deal with that or chooses not to, maybe as a security thing. mike
On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Bill Glenn <idahobill@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:46:47 +0000, Peter T. Owsianowski > <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > >SmVmZiB3aWxsIGhhdmUgb25lIHNjb3RjaCwgb25lIGJvdXJib24gYW5kIG9uZSBiZWVyIHBsZWF > z > > >ZS4gIA0KLS0tLS0tT3JpZ2luYWwgTWVzc2FnZS0tLS0tLQ0KRnJvbTogTHlubiBPd3NpYW5vd3N > > Does anyone else, particularly those receiving list mail from Gerry in > digest mode, receive unreadable copy such as that above (edited for length) > when Peter Owsianowski posts to the List? > > If so, a brief yes will do. Thanks. > |
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