emails open as attachments?

[Karl Goetz]

On Fri, 2008-01-25 at 17:45 +1100, The Wassermans wrote:
> Seems I have offended you Karl - and others . . . ?

no, you havent offended me - i'm worried i've scared you off.

>  
> Please forgive me for I obviously do not understand the protocols and
> conventions of this learned group.  Indeed, I am a new recruit who is

I've said we should link to a netiquet page from our links subscribe
page, but it wasnt done last i checked it. Its not something yoru born
knowing, you find out by being told from other list members/community
members :) 

>  anxious to dispense with MS.  I sincerely sought some help and am
> surprised at the snide comments from Linux gods.

I hadnt intended any snide comments - sorry about that.

>  
> So I would respectfully request a little education or pointers as to

strangely, i couldnt find anything fast - i thought there was a link in
the ubuntu wiki, but it seems to have disapeared.

>  where I can improve my email manners.  Quite clearly I am ignorant of
> the HTML repercussions and could do with some help in this regard

the html/mime email vs not is one of the arguments that will probably
exist for ever. it roughly comes down to this:
* Anyone who was introduced to email lists by an 'old timer' or is an
'old timer' will think html/mime is the spawn of satan.
* Anyone who has come in new couldnt care less, and as long as its not
to hard to read will forgive most html/mime.

kk

>  . . . 
>  
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> Dave W
>         ----- Original Message ----- 
>         From: Karl Goetz 
>         To: The Wassermans 
>         Cc: ubuntu-au at lists.ubuntu.com 
>         Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 4:22 PM
>         Subject: Re: emails open as attachments?
>         
>         
-- 
Karl Goetz,
Debian user / Ubuntu contributor / gNewSense contributor
http://www.kgoetz.id.au
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