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At 03:03 PM 2000/05/23 -0500, William Harshaw <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. >------=_NextPart_000_0023_01BFC4C8.204BB900 >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit... >------=_NextPart_000_0023_01BFC4C8.204BB900 >Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature; > name="smime.p7s" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 >Content-Disposition: attachment; > filename="smime.p7s"... >------=_NextPart_000_0023_01BFC4C8.204BB900--... [sorry, bill, i'm not 'picking' on you, but your timing was perfect!] speaking of InterNet and e-mail limitations, the above is a good example of another type of speed-bump on the cyber-highway 1. the option "multi-part messages" 2. the character set "iso-8859-1" 3. "MIME format" 4. "attachments" all of the above are "pseudo-bells-and-whistles" added to some e-mail software by some manufacturers [guess who?] in a deluded, not-to-say misguided, possibly even arrogant attempt to 'make' InterNet e-mail messages 'behave' like WWWeb HTML documents they are all NO-NO's for InterNet e-mail general and for InterNet mailing lists in particular inho the profusion of InterNet e-mail hoaxes and worms and viri are 99% nerd backlash [immature, granted] at this ultimate dumb idea janet janet paterson 53 now / 41 dx / 37 onset 613 256 8340 / PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada visit my website "a new voice" at: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/