FVWM: Re: PATCHES (Re: Menu editing commands)

From: Kendrick Vargas <kvarga01_at_fiu.edu>
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 12:53:26 -0400 (EDT)

On 6 Sep 1997, Jason L Tibbitts III wrote:

> >>>>> "KV" == Kendrick Vargas <kvarga01_at_fiu.edu> writes:
>
> KV> I thought it was agreed to a while ago that patches (or anything
> KV> sizable for that matter) should not be attached, inlined, or
> KV> anything...
>
> I don't know who 'we' is, but the document you get when you subscribed asks
> you not to send encoded binaries. Patches are OK if you can get then to
> come through correctly. The list does not do line-wrapping; that is
> completely dependent on the sending mailer. If you're using something
> useful instead of Netscape or its ilk you won't have problems with line
> wrapping in patches.
>
> KV> They should be placed on an FTP server to be requested when someone
> KV> would actually want it, thereby reducing people getting pissed off by
> KV> 20k gif's in their inboxes or 200k binaries, etc...
>
> 200k binaries simply won't get through the list software; I don't allow
> them. Patches are fine as long as the patch sender has the brains to use
> software that doesn't muck with the message.

I guess I stand corrected.
                        -peace

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