[Sunhelp] vxconfigd error & rootdg canot be imported during b oot

Thu Oct 19 11:46:18 CDT 2000

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I suppose despise may be strong for this mailing list, but not for =
others. I
know a good portion of the OpenBSD mailist members will just as soon =
cut off
your head and %#@% on your neck for using html. I stopped counting how =
many
times I've been chewed out for it.=20
It's more a limitation of the Outlook client I suppose. Even though I =
select
plain text as my default mail format, if you respond to a message =
Outlook 97
& 2000 automatically use the same format as the original message (which =
is
why my response went out with html).
Personally I prefer RTF formatting, but I was trying to make a point
(poorly) that a courteous list member would use plain text. I'm as =
guilty as
anyone on that one. That was also meant to be a direct reply, so I =
apologize
if I upset anyone. Hitting reply on all my other lists sends to the =
poster,
not the list...so I didn't check it first.

-----Original Message-----
From: Will Mc Donald [mailto:wmcdonald at orctel.co.uk]
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 9:08 AM
To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
Subject: Re: [Sunhelp] vxconfigd error & rootdg canot be imported =
during
b oot

Isn't "despise" a little harsh? And isn't replying using HTML yourself
compounding the problem? :)

Looking at the a few random X-Mailer enties in the headers I'd say that =
it's
more like 90% of the people would be able to view the fancy content and =
only
a few would have trouble, and there was a text/plain version of the =
mail
included too. I know some people who have no choice but to send HTML =
mail
via Exchange servers, the Exchange gateway automatically HTMLises all
outgoing mail no matter what the sending format.

Anyway, *I* think HTML email is bad, but each to his own. This has been
brought up on the list before and no one _really_ minded IIRC.

My =A300.2's worth.

Will.

----- Original Message -----
From: Wingate, Steve [IBM NON J&J] <SWingate at NEUUS.JNJ.com>
To: <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 4:39 PM
Subject: RE: [Sunhelp] vxconfigd error & rootdg canot be imported =
during b
oot

> Sending mail to a unix-based mailing list in anything other than =
plain
text
> is part of the reason Unix people despise MCSE's already. I've been
cussed
> out many times for doing it. I imagine your fancy content was =
illegible to
> 90% of the people on the list. Don't make us look bad.
>
> Steve  Wingate, MCSE
> IBM Global Services
> 310.337.6830

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I suppose despise may be strong for this mailing =
list, but not for others. I know a good portion of the OpenBSD mailist =
members will just as soon cut off your head and %#@% on your neck for =
using html. I stopped counting how many times I've been chewed out for =
it.

It's more a limitation of the Outlook client I =
suppose. Even though I select plain text as my default mail format, if =
you respond to a message Outlook 97 & 2000 automatically use the =
same format as the original message (which is why my response went out =
with html).

Personally I prefer RTF formatting, but I was trying =
to make a point (poorly) that a courteous list member would use plain =
text. I'm as guilty as anyone on that one. That was also meant to be a =
direct reply, so I apologize if I upset anyone. Hitting reply on all my =
other lists sends to the poster, not the list...so I didn't check it =
first.

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Will Mc Donald [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:wmcdonald at orctel.co.uk">mailto:wmcdonald at orctel.co.uk</A>=
]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 9:08 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: Re: [Sunhelp] vxconfigd error & rootdg =
canot be imported during</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>b oot</FONT>
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Isn't "despise" a little harsh? And isn't =
replying using HTML yourself
 compounding the problem? :)

Looking at the a few random X-Mailer enties in the =
headers I'd say that it's
 more like 90% of the people would be able to view =
the fancy content and only
 a few would have trouble, and there was a text/plain =
version of the mail
 included too. I know some people who have no choice =
but to send HTML mail
 via Exchange servers, the Exchange gateway =
automatically HTMLises all
 outgoing mail no matter what the sending =
format.

Anyway, *I* think HTML email is bad, but each to his =
own. This has been
 brought up on the list before and no one _really_ =
minded IIRC.

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>My =A300.2's worth.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Will.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>----- Original Message -----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Wingate, Steve [IBM NON J&J] =
<SWingate at NEUUS.JNJ.com></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: <sunhelp at sunhelp.org></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 4:39 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: RE: [Sunhelp] vxconfigd error & rootdg =
canot be imported during b</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>oot</FONT>
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> Sending mail to a unix-based mailing list in =
anything other than plain
 text
 > is part of the reason Unix people despise =
MCSE's already. I've been
 cussed
 > out many times for doing it. I imagine your =
fancy content was illegible to
 > 90% of the people on the list. Don't make us =
look bad.
 >
 > Steve  Wingate, MCSE
 > IBM Global Services
 > 310.337.6830

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