[tdf-test] Order Mail #xxx (was: Digest of test@documentfoundation.org issue 37 (178-182))

[Friedrich Strohmaier <damokles4-listen@bits-fritz.de>]

Hi Christian, *,

this answers Your mail ordered through
test+get-185@documentfoundation.org

seems to work properly :o))

Christian Lohmaier schrieb:
> On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 8:32 PM, Friedrich Strohmaier
> <damokles4-listen@bits-fritz.de> wrote:
>> Christian Lohmaier schrieb:

>>> Unfortunately, the digest did not include any base64 encoded
>>> messages this time.

>> strange. Probably this depends the way mails are created by kmail?

> No - just happens that nobody on the test-list did send a message with
> base64 encoding - has nothing to do with digest vs regular
> subscription.

The mails in question sent by me were not sent base64 encoded! This was
aparently done by one of the machines underway. This doesn't "work"
anymore for whatever reason.

>> If so this one should be base64 encoded as well.

> Nope
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

One more "strange" here..

>>> So all I can say is that gmail is unsuitable for handling
>>> digest-subscription, as it displays all messages inline. It's not
>>> possible to reply to the single message (well, at least not if you
>>> want to preserve a thread.

>> That's not good news.

> Well - not really bad news either, as I really don't see a single
> reason for doing a digest-subscription with gmail.  for a discussion
> list (i.e. one where you don't only receive stuff, but also interact
> with others.

That's not the question :o). It *is* done even if not reasonable at all
;o)).

[..]

> It's a weak spot of gmail that you cannot reply to a single mail, but
> on the plus side it doesn't have any problem properly displaying the
> messges with various different encodings (utf-8 and 8bit encoding (the
> message-list from the maling list system, latin1 and latin9,
> quoted-printabl from the postings) inline (and I'm pretty sure that it
> won't have problem wih base64 ones either, just that I could not
> verify that yet.

>> [no individual reply with gmail possible]
>> which isn't very useful at all..

again: beeing reasonable is not the question..

> Yes. And even if the user would change the subject, it would still
> cause a new thread, as no references are kept... (also not when using
> plain subscription, it's a general "feature" of gmail to start a new
> thread when you change the subject. The only think I dislike about
> gmail really.

.. and the fact it spares You your own listreplies ;o))

Gruß/regards
-- 
Friedrich
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