[50mhz] test

Wed, 15 May 2002 21:02:03 -0700

Fellow Amateurs,

I have read thread after thread on numerous ham alias re: sending (you pick
your format)
text and I have yet to respond to one of these postings. Well, now Iam
responding.

Iam an avid supporter of ham radio. I try to get many of my fellow engineers
involved. I
promote our hobby to kids, their friends and even at courses I teach. Ham
radio has been
on the forefront of technology. Unfortunately, given pissy issues such as
HTML vis a vis
text, ham radio is getting a reputation as a "old man's" hobby and Iam sorry
to say e-mail
discussions like this support that statement.

I have heard argument after argument why "thout shall not send HTML" and
quite frankly they
are usually based on someone's lack of I/O, or, the lack of I/O for a gent
(lady) reading
e-mail @ 1200bps from a packet terminal.

Folks, the argument is getting very tired, effectively, your suggesting that
if the old guy
driving the buick in the fast lane of Interstate 5 is doing 45 MPH we should
ALL do 45 MPH.

Folks, we need a little bit of Darwinism to cleanse the gene pool in amateur
radio. If people
want to hold back progress, then I suggest they find a new hobby. Otherwise,
this hobby I
cherish is going the way of the Model T and gents who drove them.

Regards

Michael Cobb (KF6MPI)

Chief Architect
Sun Microsystems Inc.
9515 Towne Centre Drive
San Diego, Ca, 92121

"Only dead fish go with the flow"

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
Behalf Of Ray Brown
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 7:09 PM
To: Ron & Madhavi; [email protected]; Mike Urich
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [50mhz] test
Importance: High

----- Original Message -----
From: Ron & Madhavi <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; Mike Urich <[email protected]>

>
> Dear Bruce and Mike,
>
> This business of HTML posts might have an unpleasant history on this
> reflector. If it does, I am unaware of it, since I joined only last night.
>
> Folks, I innocently posted a "test" mail upon joining this group.
Contrary,
> to the contents of the mail below,  it contained no coloured background or
> fancy fonts. I have posted to Kenwood, For-sale, Antennas etc., for quite
> sometime and I am aware of the HTML taboo. However, having reloaded
Windows
> into my laptop (a few days ago) and since the default Outlook setting
seems
> "html" my test message went out in HTML. I am quite computer illiterate
and
> my actions were in ignorance rather than with the intent of bothering
> anyone. I received a suitable reminder by the net admin and my original
post
> contained a reminder as well. I did apologise for my mistake, but I
continue
> to see the kind of mail that picks on me and harps on the topic. Even
though
> there is a moderator who has already done his job by reminding me.

  Now, hold on here a minute. *I* am the administrator of the 50mhz
Reflector, and I don't recall sending you a message that
you call "a suitable reminder". Now, it's possible that the automated system
here, which is the Mailman program, did send you
something that I was not aware of.

  The physical owner of  the computers that run the Reflectors did put in
another piece of software, this one will go thru
any posted message and cut out the vast majority of HTML-coded messages,
leaving just the plain text. If the software is
activated, then there will be 3 or 4 lines of text at the bottom of the
message that says that it DID cut out HTML, and it
reminds the sender to try to correct themselves in the future.

> I do not intend to carry on this needless discussion. It has not been a
very
> fond welcome a ham from a DX/3rd world country to have received. It
appears
> that you gentleman want me off this list and I shall comply. I am
> unsubscribing......it certainly has not been a pleasant experience here.
> Having become interested in 6m and a wish to help the many who have asked
me
> to QRV on that band and give them a 6Y5 contact, I joined this list -- to
> share goodwill and knowledge only. Again, I apologize to every single
member
> on this list. I have no intentions of hurting anyone's feelings or making
> sarcastic remarks, for that is not why I joined this group. Goodbye
all.....

  On behalf of the other users of this Reflector, please accept my apologies
for this misunderstanding, and please consider
rejoining the 50mhz Reflector. Reply directly to me at  [email protected] ,
please.

  To everyone else... if you have any questions on how the 50mhz Reflector
is operated, please feel free to contact me at the
address above, and keep it OFF of the Reflector. Or else. (evil grin)

                _Ray_        KB0STN
                [email protected]

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