Re: [cobalt-users] Global CGI

["Jim Scott" <jscott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

So what is the answer to the question? How does one create a global CGI
directory? Or has this thread become about HTML posting?

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "H.P. Stroebel" <hpstr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Global CGI


> Gregory Galant schrieb:
> >
> > Sorry about that. I didn't know that was a guideline, nor did I pay
> > attention to what mode I was sending in.
> >
> > I'm just curious, what difference does it make? I assume everyone here
has
> > an up-to-date e-mail client.
>
> that means :
>
> - html in mailinglists is not necessary (and not desired)
>
> - many (even modern) mail clients do not show html messages when getting
> them in a digest, many disable it (like me)
>
> - not every system does display it (did you ever receive html email
> using a palm pilot e.g. ?)
>
> - it can be a security risk for recipients
>
> - it blows up traffic
>
> - simply disable craetion of html messages in your client, use plain
> text instead
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>
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> Yes, I do. But not Yahoo.
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