I think a few valid points have been raised here - I will add a few more too.

- I would like to see no HTMLized emails posted to the list.  There are a
lot of email programs out there that cannot correctly handle messages like
this.  I think Bill's Outlook and Outlook Express is the biggest culprits
out there as they default to HTML over plain text when you first set them up.

- Plain text should be the "official" list format, everyone can view it and
it can be imported by almost any program out there.

- Signatures haven't been a problem from what I have seen. We are all
individuals and some people feel they should have a unique or expressive
signature.  As long is it isn't rude or 50 lines long I really don't see a
problem.

- Topics should be wide open to Vanagon and Vanagon related subjects -
camping stories, journey, VW memories, how to etc are all acceptable IMHO.
There is nothing I hate worse than to see someone say "that was covered in
the archives three years ago".  Most people are asking a genuine question
and want a genuine responce.  It is NOT a waste of band width as some
people would put it.  Every time I have seen "oh no another repeat of the
xxxx topic" I have always seen new ideas come forth.

- Have fun, don't take things too seriously like I did the other night :(
and most of all enjoy the list - that's what it is here for!

At 19:32 13/01/1999 -0500, Bob O'Shaughnessy wrote:
>Ari Ollikainen (Ari@OLTECO.COM) said on the date of 1/13/99 1:23 PM
>
>>        What does (did) the .sig length matter when some messages include
>>        HTML duplicates, such as:
>>
>>        <!DOCTYP
>          (snip)
>>
>>        etc...
>>
>>        and periodically, there are the bursts of WINMAIL.DAT attachments...
>>        all of which consume archive space, unnecessarily.
>>
>>        I'm curious, too, about how David Marshall will handle these and
>>        other less content oriented and more list/archive management type
>>        issues.
>
>
>     While this is up for discussion, I'd like to vote that the list be
>limited to plain text, no attachments, no MIME-encoded Outlook html crap,
>and no WINMAIL.DAT attachments!!!
>
>_________________________________________________________
>
>Bob O'Shaughnessy,         Columbus, OH
>vanagon@columbus.rr.com
>85GL with basic Westy interior
>74 Bus (Dad's)
>72 Wife, 94 Rabbit, 95 Cat, 96 cat, 98 Kid
>
>

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