TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: Truth from TECHWR-L From:Dan BRINEGAR <vr2link -at- VR2LINK -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 27 Jun 1997 07:43:45 -0700
Kevin Montgomery asked:
>
>So, how do you tell an attached file from, say, a message about
>certification?
If you've got your mail software set up correctly, when a certification
message comes in, the MIME decoder chokes on it and your machine crashes.
If it's an attachment, the MIME decoder will merrily decode the file, and
replace all your Word Templates with the patented Microsoft Cross-platform
Mischief/GoodTimes Macro virus, and all the machines on your LAN crash.
Hope that helps...
>Amy Brown wrote:
>>Please, please, folks, can we refrain from attaching files?
><snip>
>>instead of getting a file, get a huge wad of gibberish in the middle of
>>the message.
-----------------------------------------------------------
Dan BRINEGAR, CCDB Vr2Link
Performance S u p p o r t Svcs.
Phoenix, Arizona
"Liberating the Technical Communicator," at 110 pages and counting
vr2link -at- vr2link -dot- com http://www.vr2link.com
CheckOut! Electronic Commerce Suite: http://www.nowtools.com
TECHWR-L (Technical Communication) List Information: To send a message
to 2500+ readers, e-mail to TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU -dot- Send commands
to LISTSERV -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU (e.g. HELP or SIGNOFF TECHWR-L).
Search the archives at http://www.documentation.com/ or search and
browse the archives at http://listserv.okstate.edu/archives/techwr-l.html
