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Subject: Problem with message bodies
From: Andy Humberston <iah @ dmu . ac . uk>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 10:10:00 +0000 (GMT)
To: majordomo-users @ greatcircle . com


Hi,

I run a list with over 300 members, every now and again I get reports of
users not being able to read certain messages.   It now seems as though
users on the digest are experiencing the same problem.

Any help would be appreciated, I have attached a report from one of the
subscribers;

>From: "Jim Patrick" <jpatrick@raleigh.ibm.com>
>Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 14:56:22 +0000
>Subject: Re: Problems With My Messages
>
>I too have to view the headers to see Steve's messages. For those of
>you who couldn't see his last message:
>
>On 19 Jan 96 at 9:12, SToney@framatech.com wrote:
>
>     This comes up now and then, but for the sake of new members, I'll
>     post this information again...
>
>     There is a problem with the way my email program encodes the
>     break between the headers of my messages and the body of my
>     messages.  I have been unable to figure out what the problem is
>     and, Lord knows, I've tried.  The problem exists when I send my
>     mail directly to the list for distribution to everyone on the
>     list.  Most people are able to read my messages fine...some
>     can't.  If you are on Texasflood digest, there's no solution, I
>     don't think...  :-(
>
>     If you are not on digest and see only headers, then you can read
>     the messages only if you have the capability to expand the
>     headers...normally you see the first line of the header.  If you
>     can expand the header then you can read the entire message, which
>     is part of the header.
>
>     The funny thing is, when I email directly to your address, the
>     messages come through just fine.
>
>     The other funny thing is, anyone who cannot read my messages
>     won't be able to read this...  ;-)  So if any of you kind folks
>     could forward this message, then the others will have a clue
>     about this.  Thanks.
>
>     Steve


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