demime the list? (was Re: a newbie facing tagging problem)

[Todd Denniston]

"address@hidden" wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 24 Jun 2005, Larry Jones wrote:
> 
> > address@hidden writes:
> > >
> > > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand
> > > this format, some or all of this message may not be legible.
> >
> > Please do not send MIME and/or HTML encrypted messages to the list.
> > Plain text only, PLEASE!
> 
> Why doesn't this list run something like the demime package to scrub HTML/MIME
> postings to this list, so people don't have to be bothered with worring about
> how their mail client is configured?
> 
>     http://scifi.squawk.com/demime.html
> 
> I use it on the mailing list I manage, and it does a fair job of converting 
> HTML
> to plain text and it does strip MIME attachments out of mail.
> 
> Adam
Speeking mostly for my self, 
translating the message text would not be a bad thing, but MIME ATTACMENTS
are NEEDED so we can exchange code patches and scripts where the formatting
of the data matter.

i.e., if someone needs to send an attachment that is MIMEed, no problem, but
the message body should be ASCII text.

-- 
Todd Denniston
Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane) 
Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter