At 03:56 PM 22/08/2002 -0700, you wrote:
> > Please remember that not everybody subscribes to the [OT]: channel.
> > I don't and I'm sure a lot of others don't. Don't take this the wrong way.
> > The good that comes from the PicList far outweighs the bad. :-)
> > Plain text with no VC cards, etc does seem to be the preferred way
> > of posting to the PicList.
>
>I realise that not everyone subscribes to [OT]:  But, I would have thought
>that there wouldn't be a problem when the list's admin said it was fine.
>PGP signatures are in plain text.  They take less space than some of the
>normal signatures I've seen, and they are generally out of the way, where
>you don't have to look at them.  I didn't think it was a problem.  No one
>who was on the [OT]: channel at the time said it was a problem.
>
>I still don't see the real difference between having a PGP signature and a
>conventional signature.

No difference really. What can I say - some people get upset easily!

>I see some far larger things to be concerned about
>if you want to go correcting people's list behavior.  For instance, the
>lack of trimming on many replies.

This has often been an issue & will continue to be I suspect.
Regards...
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