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HTML <A> tags are useful, I put them in my CraigsList posts.
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Jeff-Relf.Me
May 18, 2013, 6:17:49 PM5/18/13
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[ John E. Davis ( slrn's maintainer ) doesn't crosspost,
so I'm reposting the following for him, so he can see it ]
HTML <A> tags are useful, I put them in my CraigsList posts.
slrn could convert them to footnotes,
instead of forcing us to abandon <A> tags when addressing slrn users.
P.S.
Entourage ( Mr. Snit's newsreader ) can't detect/quote UTF⋅8 properly;
instead, it uses inappropriate charsets and converts glyphs to '?'.
This ( above ) is a FACT, I see him misquoting me time and again.
Google Groups, Mozilla Thunderbird and Windows Live Mail,
gMail, Hotmail and Yahoo properly detect/quote UTF⋅8.
Instead of admitting it, instead of acknowledging his faults,
he harps on "Usenet is unrelated to email" to cover up his FAIL.
He might as well be using BACKWATER emacs.
so I'm reposting the following for him, so he can see it ]
HTML <A> tags are useful, I put them in my CraigsList posts.
slrn could convert them to footnotes,
instead of forcing us to abandon <A> tags when addressing slrn users.
P.S.
Entourage ( Mr. Snit's newsreader ) can't detect/quote UTF⋅8 properly;
instead, it uses inappropriate charsets and converts glyphs to '?'.
This ( above ) is a FACT, I see him misquoting me time and again.
Google Groups, Mozilla Thunderbird and Windows Live Mail,
gMail, Hotmail and Yahoo properly detect/quote UTF⋅8.
Instead of admitting it, instead of acknowledging his faults,
he harps on "Usenet is unrelated to email" to cover up his FAIL.
He might as well be using BACKWATER emacs.
»Q«
May 18, 2013, 9:15:28 PM5/18/13
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On Sat, 18 May 2013 15:17:49 -0700 (Seattle)
Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> wrote:
> [ John E. Davis ( slrn's maintainer ) doesn't crosspost,
> so I'm reposting the following for him, so he can see it ]
The Subject indicates that you wanted to start a thread about how you
Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> wrote:
> [ John E. Davis ( slrn's maintainer ) doesn't crosspost,
> so I'm reposting the following for him, so he can see it ]
handle your Craigslist posts; while some people may be fascinated by
such a prospect, I wouldn't be surprised if JED took a pass on reading
it.
> HTML <A> tags are useful, I put them in my CraigsList posts.
posts to slrn's capabilities. (I bet Emacs has Craigslist integration
by now.)
> slrn could convert them to footnotes,
> instead of forcing us to abandon <A> tags when addressing slrn users.
that it's of *extreme* importance to you that you be able to deliver
hyperlinks to slrn users. Rather than abandoning the slrn-using wing
of your constituency, couldn't you add a module to that X thingy you
use, enabling it to present the links as footnotes?
Jeff-Relf.Me
May 18, 2013, 10:23:50 PM5/18/13
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I address Google Groups users, there are MANY of them.
Also, I address Thunderbird users. Again, MANY use it.
Same for Outlook Express users ( including Windows Live Mail ).
For these people, HTML <A> tags are better.
When addressing slrn users, I could switch to footnotes,
but I'd rather not.
So, JED, why not convert <A> tags to (labeled) footnotes ?
»Q«, if it's good enough for CraigsList folks ( noobs ),
then it's good enough for slrn dudes, I imagine.
Face it, HTML and UTF⋅8 are mainstream, emacs is backwater.
Also, I address Thunderbird users. Again, MANY use it.
Same for Outlook Express users ( including Windows Live Mail ).
For these people, HTML <A> tags are better.
When addressing slrn users, I could switch to footnotes,
but I'd rather not.
So, JED, why not convert <A> tags to (labeled) footnotes ?
»Q«, if it's good enough for CraigsList folks ( noobs ),
then it's good enough for slrn dudes, I imagine.
Face it, HTML and UTF⋅8 are mainstream, emacs is backwater.
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Jeff-Relf.Me
May 19, 2013, 5:24:21 AM5/19/13
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Usenet is amazingly private;
if you don't know who you're talking to,
you're probably talking to no one.
Sometimes, you think you know the guy;
but he doesn't know you, nor the context of your message.
We're all strangers here, talking past one another.
Sometimes I know enough about someone to decide
that an <A> tag ( simple HTML ) is best.
At times, I'd like to include an slrn user as well.
What does Mr. Davis think of that, I wonder.
if you don't know who you're talking to,
you're probably talking to no one.
Sometimes, you think you know the guy;
but he doesn't know you, nor the context of your message.
We're all strangers here, talking past one another.
Sometimes I know enough about someone to decide
that an <A> tag ( simple HTML ) is best.
At times, I'd like to include an slrn user as well.
What does Mr. Davis think of that, I wonder.
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