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Hi Douglas,
On 05 December 2000 at 21:15:23 -0600 (which was 03:15 where I
live) Douglas Hinds wrote and made these points:
MDP>> Actually, to be fair, one cannot "index" a digest unless it is
MDP>> HTML,
DH> I'm not sure that's true. I was getting a digest that was indexed
DH> after asking for that and it's not html - it's just text. I could
DH> forward or redirect an issue to your personal email account if you
DH> like. Or send the header info w/ the index & part of the text. (I
DH> finally did that below).
I see. The index isn't actually interactive then. It appears to have a
summary of message subjects at the top of the digest with the messages
laid out to follow.
MDP>> The only thing that could be done to improve a plain text
MDP>> digest AFAIK is to use MIME digest format. TB handles these
MDP>> well by offering a virtual folder in which to browse the digest
MDP>> as individual messages.
DH> Could you explain that (or point to a reference)?
Sure. If you MIME forward a bunch of messages (see "Account
Preferences -- Forward -- Use MIME standard" option) to yourself, you
will receive them as a "MIME digest". Have a look at that and you'll
understand, I'm sure.
MDP>> Not merely difficult... impossible with the current release of
MDP>> the server engine we use. It is on the manufacturers wish-list
MDP>> to improve the digest aspects of the list server software.
DH> (Netscape Messaging Server 3.62) with SMTP id 211
DH> X-Mailer: Allaire Cold Fusion 3.1
DH> That's what the headers say are being used with the indexed digest
DH> I referred to. Perhaps you could explain the technical differences
DH> that permit the above to do what evidently can't happen w/ the
DH> server engine being used with TBUDL. Maybe the X-Mailer has
DH> nothing to do with it (does it)?
It doesn't. The "Messaging Server" is the relevant component. We use
MDaemon. It is a *beast* of a mail server which gives us full control
and accessibility. Over and above that it is capable of running ISP
level e-mail provision services under the Win family OS. I use the
same software here to handle the silverstones.com email requirements,
which includes multiple mailboxes for the whole family and some
friends, collection and forwarding services for other friends and
several private mailing list for product support and team working.
The conversation we had about ISP recipient limits doesn't touch me -
my local MDaemon *is* my ISP SMTP server.
Although MDaemon is a superb all-rounder, the list-server engine,
while being excellent at the mechanics of maintenance and
distribution, has shortcomings in its digest implementation. Just as
Word, Word-perfect and AMI all perform similar word processing
functions but each lacks something the other may handle with ease (I'm
guessing here, so don't ask me to substantiate this).
We are unlikely to change software. Both Syafril and I are committed
to MDaemon and are an integral part of the Beta team for the software.
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Cheers,
.\\arck
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