HF Workshop .... listowner's pet peeves.....grrrrrrr

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I workshopped:

>>Probably the biggest errors were:
>
> >1) inclusion of the mail headers

Bro Kirk spake:

><snip>
>
>
>How did I do on this one??  That is not really why I responded...I have
>a
>question regarding this stuff.  I often use the email utility on
>Netscape when I
>am at home.  To my knowledge, Netscape never lets you see the "mail
>header"
>(please correct me if I'm wrong).  This being the case, how can one
>snip out the
>header using Netscape or any other program that doesn't show you the
>header?  Or
>does it already snip it out for you?

Not entirely sure... but in your case (your e-headers says
that you're using a DEC system with VMS.... now... whether you're
using a Netscape front-end to that VMS smtp host, I don't know...
you did just fine.  No headers to worry about that came through as
part of the body of the message.

I'm not so sure about the Netscape thing.  I'd venture to guess
that if you're doing a FORWARD (or maybe a REPLY), Netscape may
(or may not - I just don't know) merge the whole email message as
part of the text including headers.  It's when the email headers
become part of the body of the message (especially the stuff that
no one cares about... Received:  Message-Id:  Reply-to:  X-Mailer:
and things like that) is when I get a little huffy.  Email headers
and signature file re-postings.... <huff> <huff> <huff> kinda make
me a little upset because they are soOOooooOOOoOOOOOOOOOOooooOOoOOo
easy to <snip> out and never have to send through (again).

Bro Tyler