[softwarelist] Re: pdf, ovation, risc oss and money

  • From: Steve Fryatt <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: davidpilling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 13:48:42 +0100

On 8 Apr, Bruce Goatly wrote in message
  <02f201c65b33$8376f9b0$8100a8c0@BRUCEA6>:

> Alan Leighton wrote:
> 
> > I have sent emails for ages and no one has ever said that. I asked a
> > few to receive emails from me with Pound signs. They all said it was
> > fine.
> 
> I think you overlooked a few important words. Here they are again:
> 
> > the list processing system has replaced it with a description saying
> > text/plain, which is wrong.
> 
> The problem exists with this list, not (necessarily) with your mail 
> software.

Sticking with the three-letter currency abbreviations on Usenet and
mailing lists still has a lot going for it.

"60 UKP" (or "60 GBP" more properly) can't fall foul of top-bit problems.
:-)

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Steve Fryatt - Leeds, England

http://www.stevefryatt.org.uk/

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