I am guessing this is not quite correct.  I believe the list-server is
stripping ALL attachments.  The reason you (and I and several others I am sure)
are sometimes receiving .txt files as attachments is that, in my case at least,
my e-mail client (LookOut '97) has difficulty with a message that may be in a
character set it cannot handle. Instead of throwing the message away, it sticks
the body into a .txt attachment.  I also receive e-mails with .html attachments
where the body of the text is in the .html attachment, although I can't say
that I am receiving those through the list-server anymore.  I do get them
directly sent to me by other people.

But of course, my guess may be wrong and the list-server may be letting .txt
attachments through.

Kind regards,

Denys. . .

Denys Beauchemin
HICOMP
(800) 323-8863  (281) 288-7438         Fax: (281) 355-6879
denys at hicomp.com                             www.hicomp.com


-----Original Message-----
From:   Tracy Pierce [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:   Thursday, May 25, 2000 7:56 AM
To:     [log in to unmask]
Subject:        Re: HP3000-L Attachment policy (was Journeyman...)

It's appeared for about a week that HP3000-L's Listserv policies have been
set to strip attachments without notifying the sender.  Now it appears that
*.txt attachments ARE allowed, which seems safe enough; I'm ok with that.
(Doesn't cut down on actual traffic, but nicely compartmentalizes messages
without forcing me to run dangerous MS software.)

But there have been several cases of attachments being stripped which seem
to leave the senders dumbstruck - reasonable, since they (probably) don't
receive copies of their own postings.

Can Listserv be trained to notify the recipient when forbidden attachments
are stripped, possibly being so smart as to say "Your *.pdl attachment was
rejected; only *.txt attachments are accepted by this list."?

I know this was discussed and the current policy WAS announced as it was
implemented, but after seeing a few iterations of real life examples, I
think refusing the mail entirely would be better than quiet partial
acceptance.

Tracy Pierce
Golden Gate Bridge
415-923-2266
mailto:[log in to unmask]




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roy Brown [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 2:43 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Journeyman HP3000 Developer available and relocatable
>
>
> In article
> <[log in to unmask]>
> , J.E. Robitsch <[log in to unmask]> writes
> >
> >[ A MIME text / plain part was included here. ]
> >
> >
> >[ A MIME text / plain part was included here. ]
> >
> Not to take away from John's need, but this came through as two
> attachments, and appears to have been posted via HP3000-L.
>
> I thought attachments were supposed to be being stripped now?
> --
> Roy Brown  'Have nothing on your systems that you do not know to be
> Affirm Ltd  useful, or believe to be beautiful'. (After) Wm Morris.
>