On Friday, October 11, 2002, at 08:40 PM, Jeremy Derr wrote: > exactly. some mail servers reject MIME attachments altogether (which is > how some, but not all, mail clients do rich text). most mailing lists > like LEM reject MIME. also, there are lots and lots of people using > mail clients that flat out don't support rich text, especially people > who are restricted to text-based UNIX clients on university computers > (like me, for some of my accounts). These clients (most popularly one > called 'pine') tend to render rich text as gibberish. > > URLs don't usually count as rich text, unless your client tries to > encode them so that it can be clicked on and activated. > > >
So the fact that I can click on a hyperlink in these LEM list messages means that my client (browser-end) is encoding them? Some folks receive the messages ans the links don't work (Can I say: aren't active?)? This all depends on my server (roadrunner) and my mail/browser client? Thanks, Donald -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
