This message, and almost all of BB's posts
This message, and most of BB's message thread correctly for me. Curious.
Alex
On Thursday, October 27, 2011, <Bowerbird@aol.com> wrote:
> the good alex said:
>> Looking at BB's email, it's sent in both HTML and plain text.
>
> yeah, the other alex is confused.
>
> the reason the a.o.l. posts break the threads
> is because the return-headers are incorrect...
> (that terminology is vague because i refuse to
> crawl around the muck of the techno-jargon.)
>
> the .html formatting is another issue entirely.
>
> however, i _fully_agree_ legacy software sucks.
> how much time has the world wasted on i.e.6?
>
> it's just that the _irony_ of this is so _delicious_
> -- the people who say our e-books _should_ be
> in .html format and not plain-text are the same
> people who _bitch_ because my messages and
> e-mails are in .html format and not plain-text --
> that i just can't resist rubbing their noses in it...
>
> -bowerbird
>
> p.s. the listserve software could also be smart,
> and put a post into its thread using the subject.
> it's just too bad it's not open-source software,
> so that someone could make that improvement.
>
> (note for lee: yes, i _know_ it _is_ open-source.
> this kind of humor is called "irony" or "sarcasm".
> i am calling attention to the b.s. of technocrats.)
>
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