On Wed 04 May 2016 at 21:00:22 (-0500), Cynthia Karl wrote: > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 20:21:28 -0500 > > From: David Wright <lily...@lionunicorn.co.uk> > > To: Flaming Hakama by Elaine <ela...@flaminghakama.com> > > Subject: Re: attachments and digest mode > > > > On Fri 29 Apr 2016 at 17:05:05 (-0700), Flaming Hakama by Elaine wrote: > > > >> I will note, however, that the suggestions about using images or > >> attachments don't seem to work with the list in digest mode. > >> > >> Choosing an example from the latest digest, the attachment link yeilds a > >> 404 error. > >> > >> Is that intentional, that attachments are neither included in the digest, > >> nor are they available through links? > > > > Some are available through links; just not the ones given in the digest. > > I don't know the particulars of your example because I had already > > deleted it (not interested in chord mode) by the time I read your posting. > > In my experience, all are available through links, but never the ones given > in the digest.
You're probably right. I think I might in the past have looked for a scrubbed html attachment and forgotten that lots of digest messages have one of these, and I can only assume they're the html alternative of a text/html multipart pair. > > I pointed this out to the powers that be at gnu.org a while back, > > but that might have been sent too high up the chain of admin. So > > I'll try copying David Linn into this email instead. > > This thread is dying a quick death. I have raised this issue with the > nonsensical digest attachments several times in the last several years. > Those threads also died a quick death. I wonder how many get the Lilypond > user list via the digest rather than as individual emails. I would guess > maybe 4 or 5 get the digest, or else this issue would get at least a little > attention. > > Did you succeed in copying David Linn? Yes, I sent a personal greeting, and also copied him into the post on the list. > Did you get a response? Not yet. > I don’t think he’s responded on the list. Do you know any powers that be at > gnu.org that are a little lower in the hierarchy? 'Fraid not. > Does anyone that gets the digest receive valid attachment URLs? I don't think that's possible. I don't see an option for subscribing to the digest in any other format than plain text. Cheers, David. PS you don't need to Cc me, though I don't mind if you do. (I set my Reply-To: to the list.) _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user