[ John Relph writes: ]
>
> A user has complained that Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express
> incorrectly makes an HTML mailto: link out of the mail addresses in
> Majordomo help messages.
So why do they continue to use a mailer that mangles their mail?
(Rhetorical question, don't answer). Contrary to Bill's commands, they
do have a choice.
> Outlook will convert the two email addresses into mailto: links as follows:
>
> Someone (possibly you) has requested that your email address be added
> to or deleted from the mailing list "<A
> HREF="mailto:chalkhills@sgiblab.sgi.com".";>chalkhills@sgiblab.sgi.com".</A>
>
> If you really want this action to be taken, please send the following
> commands (exactly as shown) back to "<A
> HREF="majordomo@sgiblab.sgi.com":">majordomo@sgiblab.sgi.com":</A>
>
> Which is completely broken and bogus. But which also makes it
> difficult for Outlook users to easily send the "auth" message.
How so? That part of the message is supposed to be stripped away and to
reply only w/ the auth command. The key word there being "reply", not
click on every address their mailer corrupts and highlights. I view it
as an intelligence test to gain admittance to my lists. ;->
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Dave Wolfe
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