Re: [Tutor] list mail formatting

2011-12-27 Thread Alexander
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 5:24 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > Alexander Etter wrote: > > Ah I know of what you mentioned. On an GNU Emacs mailing list I was >> advised to avoid anything but plaintext. It just seems so archaic. But I'm >> a novice and will learn why eventually. >> > > There's a number

Re: [Tutor] list mail formatting

2011-12-23 Thread Steven D'Aprano
Alexander Etter wrote: Ah I know of what you mentioned. On an GNU Emacs mailing list I was advised to avoid anything but plaintext. It just seems so archaic. But I'm a novice and will learn why eventually. There's a number of reasons. In no particular order, and in all cases "you" is generic

Re: [Tutor] list mail formatting

2011-12-22 Thread Steven D'Aprano
prakash singh wrote: i am asking a code how to fill the column of username and password with letters and press enter after that anyone who can help me on that thanks for the replies ,please provide me so that i can automate the rest part of the router gui Everything you need to know to solve t

Re: [Tutor] list mail formatting

2011-12-22 Thread prakash singh
i am asking a code how to fill the column of username and password with letters and press enter after that anyone who can help me on that thanks for the replies ,please provide me so that i can automate the rest part of the router gui On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 3:23 PM, Alexander Etter wrote: > > O

Re: [Tutor] list mail formatting

2011-12-22 Thread Jamie Paul Griffin
On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 09:14:57AM +, Alan Gauld wrote: > On 22/12/11 08:59, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: > > >I can understand that and it's a fair point. > > So, perhaps my suggestion of putting some filtering/reformatting > > software on the list server could help with this? > > Maybe, but I'

Re: [Tutor] list mail formatting

2011-12-22 Thread Alexander Etter
On Dec 22, 2011, at 4:10, Alan Gauld wrote: > On 22/12/11 03:34, Alexander wrote: > >>> We request, and advise where possible, on setting up email >>> in plain text, but we do not insist > >>> It's a frustration to most folks who were brought up on >>> plain-text email. >> >> I'm glad I came

Re: [Tutor] list mail formatting

2011-12-22 Thread Alan Gauld
On 22/12/11 08:59, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: I can understand that and it's a fair point. > So, perhaps my suggestion of putting some filtering/reformatting > software on the list server could help with this? Maybe, but I'm a list moderator and I have absolutely no access to the list server in

Re: [Tutor] list mail formatting

2011-12-22 Thread Alan Gauld
On 22/12/11 03:34, Alexander wrote: We request, and advise where possible, on setting up email in plain text, but we do not insist It's a frustration to most folks who were brought up on plain-text email. I'm glad I came across this thread. I've been following a few posts here and there, a

Re: [Tutor] list mail formatting

2011-12-22 Thread Jamie Paul Griffin
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 11:51:46PM +, Alan Gauld wrote: > On 21/12/11 11:49, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: > >Is there not a requirement to use plain text as with > > most other technical mailing lists? > > No, because many of the users of this list are non technical > beginners who understand r

Re: [Tutor] list mail formatting

2011-12-21 Thread Alexander
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 11:02 PM, prakash singh wrote: > hi everybody i jsut want to login into  the web page can anyone help > me please i will attach the page i just want to give username and > password using the pyhton code please help me on this.please look for > the attachment. __

Re: [Tutor] list mail formatting

2011-12-21 Thread Alexander
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 6:51 PM, Alan Gauld wrote: > On 21/12/11 11:49, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: >> >> Can I just ask why the majority of the mail on this list is in > >> multipart/alternative and/or html format. > > Because thats what the majority of email systems are set up to > send as default

Re: [Tutor] list mail formatting

2011-12-21 Thread Alan Gauld
On 21/12/11 11:49, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: Can I just ask why the majority of the mail on this list is in > multipart/alternative and/or html format. Because thats what the majority of email systems are set up to send as default, and have been for the last 10 years or more. Is there not a r

Re: [Tutor] list mail formatting

2011-12-21 Thread Steven D'Aprano
Dave Angel wrote: On 12/21/2011 06:49 AM, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: Can I just ask why the majority of the mail on this list is in multipart/alternative and/or html format. It's driving me nuts trying to read this on my console. ^^^ to which Dave replied: if you're u

Re: [Tutor] list mail formatting

2011-12-21 Thread Dave Angel
On 12/21/2011 08:29 AM, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 07:57:33AM -0500, Dave Angel wrote: On 12/21/2011 06:49 AM, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: Can I just ask why the majority of the mail on this list is in multipart/alternative and/or html format. It's driving me nuts trying t

Re: [Tutor] list mail formatting

2011-12-21 Thread Jamie Paul Griffin
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 07:57:33AM -0500, Dave Angel wrote: > On 12/21/2011 06:49 AM, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: > >Can I just ask why the majority of the mail on this list is in > >multipart/alternative and/or html format. It's driving me nuts trying to > >read this on my console. Is there not a

Re: [Tutor] list mail formatting

2011-12-21 Thread Dave Angel
On 12/21/2011 06:49 AM, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: Can I just ask why the majority of the mail on this list is in multipart/alternative and/or html format. It's driving me nuts trying to read this on my console. Is there not a requirement to use plain text as with most other technical mailing l