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Re: windows mailer mangling some e-addresses, causing bounces with gremnos (was: punt-3 or mailstore is [ditto])

#919
From: Ian
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:51
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pete@nospam.demon.co.uk wrote:

> In article <20070711.1
> >
.......
> >         - an interes
ting principle, the - or at least an - exact
> >         inverse of the principle used to make first evaluations
> >         of the designs of such aeroplanes, as the vickers-super-
> >         marine spitfire and the de haviland mosquito: that their
> >         lines were so beautiful, they *had* to be right...
>
And the late lamented Concorde, don't you think?
> Indeed so and I'm sure few would disagree.  I would even include
> the DH Comet (the air racer, not the airliner) in that list.  But
> at the other end of the beauty stakes we have helicopters (or
> rotorcraft in general) which are so ugly and "wrong", they defy
> the observation.  One can only conclude that designs at the
> extremes of the spectrum are Good -- maybe because there is no
> compromising in their design.  The dross lives in the middle ;-)
>
> > >but maybe if we keep this thread going long enough...
> >
> >         - extending the length of this thread in tempora, i can
> >         cope with; in quality (or width), however...
>
> Well, we were up to 570 chars or so before this reply so it's
> getting closer -- quality or not.  And with some judiciously
> enhanced message-IDs (see this one) we could get there quicker.
>
Always willing to help out.  Unlessit involves parting with money, of
course.....
> ,,
> > >>>but hey! it's going to work first time ;-)
> ..
> > >Still unproven, but I stand by my earlier optimism :-)
> >
> >         - good, good; it's nice to see a little unwarranted blind
> >         faith and optimism in the face of all experience, the gods,
> >         and the fates..
> >
> >                              - and the kindly ones...   *g*
>
> What else is there?  ;-)
>
> Thanks for keeping the thread going,
> Pete
>

--
Ian
Ft Worth,TX
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Subject: Re: windows mailer mangling some e-addresses, causing bounces with gremnos (was: punt-3 or mailstore is [ditto])
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