Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 11/9/00 12:08:36 AM Pacific Standard Time, owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us writes: > I installed AOL 6 tonight to check it out, and I find that it does not > have the ability to send plain text email. > > This means that if you are an AOL user, and you upgrade to AOL 6, you > will not be able to send mail to the LUG. You will have no problem > receiving mail from the LUG, you just won't be able to send. > > This is the first example I've ever seen of an email system that cannot > send plaintext mail. I hope it's not the beginning of a trend, and I > hope that AOL mends its ways. There are deep technical reasons why > requiring plaintext mail on something like the LUG is a good idea. > - ----------------------- I installed AOL 6.0, used it for few hours. Then disinstalled it. It is designed for everything except quality e-mail handling. The screen menu items are reduced in size. Important commands are hidden away. It is slow. It's a fiasco. A read dud. Or should I say, bomb. Best, br