Re: Help for a newbie

On Fri, Feb 06, 2004 at 12:27:22AM +0100, Andrzej Kukula wrote:
> MTAs doesn't generate idiotic reports. They just bounce messages and
> attach original body. If this is idiotic then I don't know what isn't
> idiotic.

Then you probably have to learn a bit more.
MIME clearly defines an attachment type
    Content-Type: message/rfc822
which is specifically defined for attaching emails to an email.
If a MTA thinks it has to *attach* the original message it should do
it right and add an attachement preferably of type message/rfc822.
If it fails it acts as idiotic as do MUA that try to interpret inline
data.

> They are just trying to be convenient and helpful,

Yeah and look where this brings all people using it.
This is not helpful at all but braindead.

Isn't it funny how many braindead mail clients and virus scanners choke
on these four completely harmless lines:

begin sig
http://www.googlism.com/index.htm
This message was produced without any <iframe tags
end

and how LookOut deperately tries to uudecode this not existing inline
"attachment". I have no problem repeating it: This is not helpful at all
but braindead.

> unlike you.

You're welcome.

	\Maex

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