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Re: FTX & NNTP
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lugnet.admin.nntp
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Date:
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Tue, 8 Jul 2003 23:48:47 GMT
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William R Ward wrote:
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> Todd,
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> The introduction of FTX into LUGNET postings has caused the NNTP
> interface to be much less useful than it formerly was. The FTX codes
> are mostly readable, but can be awkward.
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> I have a solution to the problem that should make all users happy, but
> will take up more disk space on Lugnet:
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> Store all FTX files as MIME messages. Use multipart/alternative, with
> text/plain and text/html versions converted from the FTX original, and
> the original FTX as an attachment.
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> When this is sent over NNTP or email people will see it however their
> client can best render it. Text-based clients will use the text/plain
> version; browser-based clients can use the text/html version; and the
> LUGNET web interface can use the FTX attachment.
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> Of course you'd have to convert all existing FTX messages, but I think
> this would be a fairly simple batch job.
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> This avoids the inconvenience of having to store multiple files per
> message, and of having the NNTP server convert on the fly to plain
> text or HTML as had been previously discussed.
But wouldn't this result in people responding with HTML to FTX messages
when using an HTML enabled newsreader?
Frank
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