From: Conrad Schneiker <schneiker@...>
Date: 2001-12-02T05:59:02+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:27223] Re: HTML message content

"Harry Ohlsen" <harryo@zipworld.com.au> wrote:

> I'm currently using pan as my news reader.  The version I have doesn't
> understand HTML, so posts formatted as HTML are almost unreadable
> (there's so much HTML compared to the amount of content that it's
> impossible to see the wood for the trees).
>
> I've tried a couple of times to upgrade, but hit infinite library upgrade
> issues (ie, to use this you need this, which needs this, which ...).
>
> Is there any way the news server could be set up to automatically remove
> the HTML tags, so that all that ends up in the messages is the content?

FWIW, according to standard USENET policy (which is applies to
comp.lang.ruby as a condition of its establishment, and which should be
followed on the ruby-lang ML to which it is now mirrored), only plain text
is supposed to be posted--i.e. NO HTML, NO attachments. (Even MS products
now have a way of turning off HTML for outbound posts--both generally and on
a case by case basis.)

IMO, it would be appropriate to post reminder replies of this to repeat
offenders.

Conrad