Re: [squid-users] mailing list format - HTML mail.

From: Robert Collins <robert.collins@dont-contact.us>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 09:17:01 +1000

The html content - the code - could be quite important. I wouldn't want
to diagnose a filtered page from the content processing branch without
unaltered output.

Rob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Lang" <aalang@rutgersinsurance.com>
Cc: <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 12:56 AM
Subject: Re: [squid-users] mailing list format - HTML mail.

> Copy and paste the text. I doubt the formatting is relevant to
diagnosing
> the error page.
>
> Adam Lang
> Systems Engineer
> Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
> http://www.rutgersinsurance.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alex Rousskov" <rousskov@measurement-factory.com>
> To: "Ilker Gokhan" <IlkerG@sumerbank.com.tr>
> Cc: <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 10:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [squid-users] mailing list format - HTML mail.
>
>
> > On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, Ilker Gokhan wrote:
> >
> > > So, I have to change my account to different mail account because
> > > when i posted a mail to list, It is converted automatically HTML
> > > format including footer information by our mail server (As you see
> > > below). :-)
> >
> > You mailer sends both plain text and HTML versions of your message.
> > Both copies have an auto-generated footer.
> >
> > I do not know whether squid mailing list should simply reject your
> > mail because it has an HTML component, but I would vote against
> > modifying forwarded messages in any way (e.g., stripping HTML off).
> > IMO, the message should be either rejected or posted as is.
> >
> > Since it should be possible for people to attach HTML (e.g., a
> > Squid-generated error page) to e-mails, I doubt it is wise to reject
> > any e-mail that has an HTML attachment. We could, of course, demand
> > that those attachments are compressed, but that seems like the wrong
> > thing to do.
> >
> > $0.02,
> >
> > Alex.
>
>
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