On Wed, 25 Dec 2002 03:34:31 +0000 Carlos Sousa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Dec 2002 18:29:24 -0500 Marc Shapiro wrote: > > Sometimes, when I receive mail-list digests, some of the message > > will display, but not all of it. > (...) > > Obviously, using a more complex, and less likely to be used > > by accident, section divider would mostly eliminate this problem > > from the standpoint of a particular digest, but the mailer should be > > able to prevent the problem. > > I reported this bug almost a year ago (can't find it in the BTS > though), and got an answer from upstream, through the Debian > maintainer, saying that Sylpheed follows the relevant RFC's > scrupulously and they *won't* change the code just because the Debian > digests are broken. > > So I think this must be solved by changing the divider line in the > Debian digests, but somehow I don't see that happening :) > > That made me change my subscription to the real lists instead of the > digest ones, and I'm happy with the move. List digests make it > difficult to reply to specific messages, it's nearly impossible to > follow threads, and the savings in bandwidth aren't all that relevant. Some people get the digests because of high telephone/internet rates. A single large file downloaded is much faster than many individual message. Also, for thos who can only connect once, or maybe twice per day a max size setting for the digest can break up a list such as this one (up to 300 messages daily) into manageable chunks. For those people just set up procmail (or "splitdigest") to break the digests back into individual messages. Then any mailer can handle it. G -- Configure your Email to send TEXT ONLY -- See the following page: http://expita.com/nomime.html gvl2 (Gerald) AirBall the Rolling Basket Case (1969 Standard Beetle) LifeSaver (1974 Bay Window Bus) http://www.phorce1.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
