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[Liam Kirsher <address@concealed>]

Hi,

I have a question regarding Sympa's digest format.  Some of my users are 
not happy with it.  Here is an example complaint:
> I find [the list digest] extremely difficult to read. There are always 
> extraneous characters thrown all over the place, such as "=20" for every 
> soft return in some posts, duplicate and triplicate renditions of the same 
> article in different format, and lack of a division line such as 
> ********************* between entries in the digest form.
> When yahoogroups does a digest is automatically numbers the entry, says 
> whom it's from, throws a line between the different entries, and so forth. 
> I don't understand why [the list] cannot become more reader friendly. 
> Please try.

I would like to address these concerns.  I've changed the format slightly 
already, adding "******" as a message separator.  But what about the 
substitution of the "=20" for return characters?
What about a good way of dealing with multipart messages?  Is there some 
way to enforce that messages are sent as plain text, or with a plain text 
part -- and then have the digest use the plain text only?

Any tips would be appreciated!

Thanks,
Liam



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