[Steppes] Mailing list and content filtering

[Michelle Dodd]

What I have seen is that I can't even have the Rich Text Editor, which my 
email is normally set to,  on if I want to send to the Steppes list. I have 
to go in & change the setup, even if I am not adding anything to the email, 
just for this list. This makes it a Major Pain if I want to send to multiple 
lists, as all of the others I am on will take the Rich Text & some have 
trouble reading messages without it. It is a good thing to have virus and 
spam filters on, but the filters should let the  real messages thru. That is 
what the list is for isn't it? Something is wound too tight.

disgruntled lurker,
Gabriele (the other)



>From: Jann Mays <hlgabrielle at yahoo.com>
>To: "Hubert d'Aigues-Mortes" <aigues-mortes at earthlink.net>,        
>steppes at ansteorra.org
>Subject: Re: [Steppes] Mailing list and content filtering
>Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 06:03:37 -0800 (PST)
>
>If I remember correctly, in the past, even emoticons can bump you because 
>they
>are considered as a graphics attachment.  Right?  Sometimes we don't even 
>think
>about some of the simple things that we think will "go."
>Gab
>--- Hubert d'Aigues-Mortes <aigues-mortes at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > Folks,
> >
> > I have noticed an increase lately in content filtered messages, due to 
>folks
> > sending emails with embedded graphics, or code.  While these have all 
>been
> > innocuous, the mailing list software filters them and discards the 
>message
> > (it's a simple form of virus and worm protection).  This all happens 
>without
> > the moderators action.  In order to prevent that from happening, please 
>try
> > not to send embedded graphics (a perfect example for those using outlook 
>is
> > html style email where you have a picture in the background to replicate
> > fancy paper), or html coding in your emails.  There is a very good 
>chance
> > these will be filtered, and there is nothing the admins can do 
>retroactively.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > Hubert d'Aigues-Mortes
> > Steppes Virtual Scribe
> > Qui fait plus, mieux vaux