Re: blasted aol 6.0 upgrade :|
AOL SUCKS!! The best thing did a few years ago was to drop it. They have
the public convinced that AOL is so easy to use with no problems. Trust me
there is live after AOL. To anyone on the list that use's it, drop it!!
You will see.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duncan McAlpine" <mcalpin1@yahoo.com>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: blasted aol 6.0 upgrade :|
> This is an issue for those of you who cant read an
> HTML formated email message. Most of you on digest
> knows what this looks like. All we see is coding.
>
> AOL assumes everyone wants to read email like them.
>
> Be aware of this.
> --- cathy<cathy@.com> wrote:
> > I have a recipe in place to reject html formatted
> > messages. aol refuses or
> > can't fix their 6.0 upgrade to allow their users to
> > send messages in plain
> > text. my list is an international one - we have
> > users in russia, for
> > example who don't have the luxury of having mail
> > programs that correctly
> > interpret html messages. I find it ridiculous that
> > one of the largest
> > internet service providers on earth can't or won't
> > fix this bug. one of
> > many of my list members wrote to aol tech support
> > and got the following
> > telephone-operator-lily-tomlin response... Is there
> > a recipe that will
> > strip the html formatting yet still forward the
> > message to the list -
> > non-htmlized? cathy
> >
> > I checked with AOL tech support and received the
> > following response.
> >
> > Dear Brad ,
> >
> > I sincerely apologize for the disconnection , Please
> > bear with us, we are
> > encountering a system difficulty right now. So I
> > just decided to email you
> > with information that may help you .
> >
> > I have checked it , and found out that you cannot
> > disable the HTML feature
> > of AOL 6.0 , sorry for that one . What you can try ,
> > is using AOL 5.0 , or
> > you may use another email provider , for that
> > MAILING list alone .
> >
> > If you encounter any problems with the steps, our
> > phone support staff will
> > be happy to assist you with the process to find a
> > quick resolution to the
> > issue. The call is free and our staff is available
> > 22 hours a day, from 6AM
> > to 2AM, seven days a week.
> >
> > Let me offer you a tip: calling early in the day
> > usually reduces the waiting
> > time to speak to a consultant.
> >
> > Please call us at 1-888-346-3704. We also have a TTY
> > equipped number at
> > 1-800-759-3323.
> >
> > and also ...May I suggest that you visit Keyword
> > :TOP QUESTIONS , it is a
> > very helpful sites and most of the answers about AOL
> > features are in there
> > :-)
> > NOTE: If you found the resolution I'ved sent you
> > insufficient , you may
> > always email me back . I'll be happy to give you
> > further assistance ;-}
> > Thank you for using Member Help Interactive .
> >
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> >
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