Re: quattro-digest V4 #3587

["G. Benedikt Rochow" <rochow@segosf.hlo.dec.com>]

> 	I am assuming you are including me in the "dork" statement.  I
> apologize for your inconvenience it was not intended to harm your pocket
> book.  It does seem a little extreme to call me a dork.

Yes, I'd have said so too, but for the rest of the post...
 
> 	One question however, is it reasonable for the limitations of your
> e-mail system to determine how the list should operate?  I have heard from

Wrong question, wrong premise.

> quite a few people that the attachment worked fine, so this is a serious

Well, it would, for quite a few people, which is beside the point.

> question.  I don't want to start a war (maybe too late) but instead of
> forcing all of us to conform to the lowest standard why not just opt to not
> open messages with attachments?

We're not talking about a "lowest standard".
This is an email list, not a binaries distribution list. 
Ever observed what happens in a still-useful discussion
newsgroup when someone posts binaries? Same problem
here, only worse.

-gbr