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Date:         Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:15:02 -0700
Reply-To:     Marco <nwmarco@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Marco <nwmarco@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: List question - Time to reconsider the ban on posting photos?
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1


I don't care too much about the pix/links issue as others have said, post a link to your pict.

What bugs me is the antiquated way this list server software handles formatting in text.

I read in digest mode and often get messages that look like this:

Date:    Tue, 12 Aug 2014 03:47:36 +0000
From:    Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Re:_Manual_Transmission_Drive_Flange_Seal?=

SSB0aGluayB0aGUgc2VhbCB5b3UgaGF2ZSBpcyBmb3IgdGhlIHJlYXIgd2hlZWwgYmVhcmluZ3Mu
IA0KDQoNCkRlbm5pcw0KDQoNCg0KDQoNCg0KDQoNClNlbnQgZnJvbSBXaW5kb3dzIE1haWwNCg0K
DQoNCg0KDQpGcm9tOiBNaWNoYWVsIE1hZ25hbmkNClNlbnQ6IOKAjlN1bmRheeKAjiwg4oCOQXVn
dXN04oCOIOKAjjEw4oCOLCDigI4yMDE0IOKAjjbigI464oCONDPigI4g4oCOUE0NClRvOiBWYW5h
Z29uDQoNCg0KDQoNCg0KT2ssIEkgZ290IHRoZSByaWdodCBzaWRlIERyaXZlIEZsYW5nZSBvZmYg


Or like this: 

Date:    Mon, 23 Jun 2014 08:32:55 -0700
From:    MICHAEL H <vwdash80@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Fw: Where to find front driver signal light?

=0A=0A=0A----- Forwarded Message -----=0AFrom: MICHAEL H <vwdash80@yahoo.co=
m>=0ATo: Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET> =0ASent: Monday, June 23, 2014 11=
:32 AM=0ASubject: Re: Where to find front driver signal light?=0A =0A=0A=0A=
hey, Eric - I want to say I got my replacement light housings at Airhead Pa=
rts. Brasilian made ; fair price, fast ship and a cool sticker ! of course =
, there's the classifieds to rummage through for OEM , albeit used ,parts o=
ver on The Samba. h t h =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 happy hunting =A0 =A0 mike =A0 =A0 =


Even when I choose "plain text" as my format, the message is full of crazy formatting codes.

Regards,
Marco
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