[RP TownTalk] TownTalk Digest, Vol 14, Issue 17

Thu Sep 20 17:01:30 UTC 2007

Thank you Rob for explaining how that works!!? 

It has always been MOST FRUSTRATING to not be able to read everything on this egroup!? All this stuff often gets to my e-mail box resembling techobabble gobbledegook and there's never any plain english instructions to accompany it!??

Adrianne
Madison & 48th

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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:54:06 -0400
From: Lou King <lking at knob.com>
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Like the Digest? Try it in MIME format
To: rob.oppenheim at comcast.net
Cc: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
Message-ID: <46F1C4AE.2090701 at knob.com>
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Rob I believe you answered you own musing.

By defaulting to PLAIN TEXT the digest works even for those 'few email 
programs [that] cannot handle MIME.'

Good programmers should try to be all inclusive, at least by default.

Lou

Rob Oppenheim wrote:
>? Strangely, PLAIN TEXT is the default digest format (even though the 
> software recommends the MIME format).
>? 
> A few email programs cannot handle MIME. But for most people 
> MIME is far better.
>? 
>
>?? 

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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: McAlpine (Dwight Holmes)
   2. Like the Digest? Try it in MIME format (Rob Oppenheim)
   3. Re: Like the Digest? Try it in MIME format (Lou King)

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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:53:30 -0400
From: "Dwight Holmes" <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] McAlpine
To: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
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Ann, and anyone interested: There's a writeup of some of the history
of the MacAlpine house and property, and the area, with an image of
the map sketch and links to historical documents on the Route1Growth
blog:

http://route1growth.wordpress.com/2007/09/14/meet-mac-alpine-or-past-lives-of-the-cafritz-property-part-1/

On 9/19/07, johnferg27 at aol.com <johnferg27 at aol.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> I was very interested to learn of the 1930s paper that has come to light
> regarding the former McAlpine site.  The possibility of some early Native
> American presence there is not at all surprising.  In the first pages of the
> Town of Riverdale Panorama Book (1920-1970), there are photos of an
> extensive Indian artifact collection that is owned by Robert Fuerst, a
> resident of Taylor Road.  Mr. Fuerst stated that he had found the artifacts
> in gardens and yards around the Town.  (I am sure a copy of that book is in
> the Maryland Room at the Main Branch of the Library and one should also be
> in the History Archives Room at the Town Hall.)
>
> Then, when Riversdale was under restoration, more Indian artifacts were
> found -- information and photos of those would be available through the
> M-NCPPC Archaeology Department -- Don Creveling is still there and was
> on-site when those artifacts were found by the contract archaeology firm who
> did the work before the mansion was restored.
>
> Based on that background, a finding of the presence of Native Americans and
> even a gravesite at McAlpine is more than plausible.
>
> I do hope that all of the needed research will be in motion in the near
> future to get as much information as can be obtained before any serious
> development goes forward.
>

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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:39:51 -0400
From: Rob Oppenheim <rob.oppenheim at comcast.net>
Subject: [RP TownTalk] Like the Digest? Try it in MIME format
To: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
Message-ID: <2007919203951.246903 at Rob2>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"

If you receive TownTalk in digest form (several posts bundled together 
in one email) you may sometimes miss some of the text, attachments, 
and formatting.
?
In place of a message's text, you will sometimes see
"An HTML attachment was scrubbed"
(with a link to a largely unreadable display of the message).
?
This happens when you receive the digest in "PLAIN TEXT" format.
The alternative is to receive the digest in "MIME" format.
?
(Note that this applies only to DIGEST mode, and can be ignored if 
you receive each post as a separate email.)
?
With the MIME format, you will see all the text, and you 
will also see things like tables, bold, italics and attachments.
?
Strangely, PLAIN TEXT is the default digest format (even though the 
software recommends the MIME format).
?
A few email programs cannot handle MIME. But for most people 
MIME is far better.
?
So give MIME a try to see if it works better for you - 
you can always revert back to PLAIN TEXT mode.
?
Follow these steps to receive the digest in MIME format:
?
1) Goto? http://riverdale-park.org/mailman/options/towntalk
?
2) It may ask you to enter your TownTalk email address and password. 
??? Do so and click Login.
??? (Don't know your password? Click on the "Remind" button at the bottom 
??? of that page to be sent a password reminder.)
?
3) Then a page entitled "TownTalk mailing list membership configuration" 
??? will display.
?
4) Scroll down until you see the "Get MIME or Plain Text Digests?" option.
???(It is the 3rd item under "Your TownTalk Subscription Options" with the 
blue-grey background).
?
4) On the far right side, click on the small circle next to to the word "MIME".
?
5) Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the "Submit My Changes" 
button.
??? The page will refresh.
?
6) Optionally, click on the "Log out" button in the upper right corner. 
?
-Rob
?

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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:54:06 -0400
From: Lou King <lking at knob.com>
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Like the Digest? Try it in MIME format
To: rob.oppenheim at comcast.net
Cc: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
Message-ID: <46F1C4AE.2090701 at knob.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

Rob I believe you answered you own musing.

By defaulting to PLAIN TEXT the digest works even for those 'few email 
programs [that] cannot handle MIME.'

Good programmers should try to be all inclusive, at least by default.

Lou

Rob Oppenheim wrote:
>  Strangely, PLAIN TEXT is the default digest format (even though the 
> software recommends the MIME format).
>  
> A few email programs cannot handle MIME. But for most people 
> MIME is far better.
>  
>
>   

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