- From: Jim Ley <jim@jibbering.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 14:37:42 -0000
- To: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>, <ai-ig@w3.org>
"Access Systems" > On Thu, 1 Nov 2001, Jim Ley wrote: > > > "Access Systems" > > > On Thu, 1 Nov 2001, Kelly Ford wrote: > > > > You could: > > > > 1. Eliminate the ASCII in your signature. > > > well it's a part of the ASCII signature > > > it's not proportionally spaced So it's ASCII art which relies on a particular font on a particular system? so in other words it works for no-one. > > You need to stop adding it to mailing lists, or make it make sense when > > it is auto added > ??? talk to the boss You're in a position to do that, if you want, I can forward every message to him saying I'm not the named person etc. etc., but that would probably make you look foolish... > > Then in mailing lists etc. keep it short, is it necessary at all - what > > it is neccessary, or at least until Netiquette is taught to all these > newbies, I have had the system crashed by some of the "C**P" that is > attached to files, I'm sure you run into it too, so how else do you tell > em NO PDF,' NO ATTACHMENTS, NO MSWORD FILES,... etc, not that anyone > listens anyway If I wished to stop it, I would use my mailserver to either strip attachments with a message returned explaining this, and pointing perhaps to an appropriate method (my ftp site maybe.) or if I didn't have control of my mail server, I'd do it locally with procmail or similar depending on your platform (I'm assuming PINE means you have procmail available for your platform.) I know of a number of corporate mail firewalls that do the same and it's obviously common enough not to be a problem to most. > > does it add to the discussion? is it just a distraction that makes your > > content less accessible? > > it hopefully adds or rather eliminates some of the "stuff" in replies So nothing in respect to the discussion on a public mailing list where attachments are rare, and the posters are generally not "all these newbies" who you are targetting at. Jim.
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