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Re: Mime encoded messages?
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lugnet.admin.general
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Date:
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Fri, 21 Jan 2000 17:39:29 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, John Neal writes:
> Todd-
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> 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.
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> Confused in Brickland,
> John
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 'multipart/alternative' or equivalent. Check your
newsreader settings and make sure that it's saying always to send messages
as plaintext, never as HTML or MIME.
--Todd
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| 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)
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