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  Mime encoded messages?
 
Todd- Sometimes when I create a link I get a "mime encoded" message and I cannot post. What, exactly, does this mean? What confuses me is that is appears to be random; these are never binary links, but normal URL say to ebay for instance. Confused (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Mime encoded messages?
 
(...) MIME stands for Multi-part Internet Mail Exchange (or something to that effect, I forget exactly what). If it's refusing to accept your message, you must accidentally be posting it with a 'Content-Type:' header of 'multipart/mixed' or (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Mime encoded messages?
 
(...) Ah. I thought that if I sent messages in plaintext only, I wouldn't be able to hyperlink. I'll try it. -John (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Mime encoded messages?
 
(...) Okay, thanks, Todd. It worked, although I'm not sure why because I have sent mixed types before. Sometimes I am prompted whether I want to send mixed, sometimes I'm not. Even when I have indicated that I do want to send mixed, it has worked (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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