RE: [HCDX] HCDX Vol 1 #218 --hidden messages

["Rick Kunath" <k9ao@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I do not know what the format of the original post was that I responded to,
it might have been plain text. I inadvertently posted a follow-up to the
original message in HTML because of a snafu with the original message reply
address. It bounced. I rather quickly, without paying attention cut and
pasted the message into an alternate email client and re-sent it to the
list, forgetting that the post would go out as HTML. Please excuse this. I
apologize. I have been around the Internet for a long time, and know enough
to set my mailer to use plain text for mailing lists to avoid just these
kinds of problems in reading messages, not to mention the waste of
bandwidth. Which is why I use two different email clients, with different
settings for my lists and personal mail.

The HTML used in the message, which was questioned, was generated by myself,
not Patrick Martin.

To all, I apologize.

Rick
-----Original Message-----
From: hard-core-dx-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:hard-core-dx-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Robert Foxworth
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 7:15 AM
To: 'hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [HCDX] HCDX Vol 1 #218 --hidden messages


>Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 02:20:53 +0000
>To: hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>From: Mark Hattam <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [HCDX] Collins R390A Dilemma
>
>Is there a hidden message in here somewhere? Or have we abandoned
>plain text emails on this mail-list?
>
>Mark

Okay, after some procrastinating ... my thoughts

There are two hidden messages here. The first is the intended messge itself.
As you can see from this following line, the poster of this message used xml
(extensible markup language) to compose his message. WHY?? Who knows.

>  </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>

And then if you want to spend an extra 15 or 30 minutes wading through
all this mish-mosh, you can actually pick out the hidden message
the poster intended to send. See i. a. the following line.

>"Courier New";color:black'>If so, you are in good shape. The radio is
>essentially a tuned IF with fixed</span

The second hidden message is, why there is so much complaining when
someone like Patrick Martin posts occasional QSL reports (I am NOT
a QSL'er but I like to read them), while at the same time, so many
list participants are unable or unwilling to turn OFF "post as html" in
their browsers, sending all this unnecessary html junk to the list, and
NO ONE MENTIONS IT!!    ........ Well, consider it mentioned.


Bob Foxworth

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