Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Is there anything in preventing AOL 6 users from using alternative email programs such as Eudora? Dan C. At 10:40 PM 08-11-00 -0800, Brian Reid wrote: >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. > >Brian Reid >LUG janitor > > >