Re: The Jib-guy (was: Re: RADIO-INFO.COM Shut Down)

[Jeremy Mixer <mixer@zoso.net>]

On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, A. Joseph Ross wrote:

> On 14 Jul 2002 at 8:32, Dan Billings wrote:
>
> > I think the problem is that Bob is an AOL user and the
> > new version of AOL does not allow users to send plain
> > test mail.  This list only allows plain text mail.
> > When I upgraded to the new version of AOL, I had to
> > set up this Yahoo address to be able to post to the
> > list.  I believe Bob still reads the list because I
> > have got some e-mails from him responding to things I
> > had posted on the list.
>
> I thought the newest version of AOL did have a way of sending plain text e-mail, but it wasn't
> easy to find out how.

It does, and I'm pretty sure it always has, but it is very difficult to
figure out what it is. I am a co-admin of "For Badgeholders Only" a Led
Zeppelin discussion list with over 1000 members.....several are
AOLers....the list rejects HTML posts and there have always been posts
from AOL users. When someone tries to make an HTML post, I beleive it is
configured to send them an email explaining how to fix it so it becomes
plain text. I think they have made it mroe complicated as time goes on,
but people need to keep in mind there are some of us that don't like this
fancy email crap, and just prefer plain text. Myself included, and I would
be happy using PINE to read my email for the rest of my life.

Jeremy