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Heather: /* HTML(and Rich Text) E-mail Ban */

2025-07-29T01:58:49Z

‎HTML(and Rich Text) E-mail Ban

Suzee at 16:04, 23 March 2024

2024-03-23T16:04:13Z

Heather: /* Posts and Coposts */

2024-03-22T13:42:38Z

‎Posts and Coposts

Suzee: /* HTML(and Rich Text) E-mail Ban */

2024-02-17T21:38:29Z

‎HTML(and Rich Text) E-mail Ban

Suzee: /* HTML(and Rich Text) E-mail Ban */

2024-02-17T21:38:11Z

‎HTML(and Rich Text) E-mail Ban

Suzee: /* HTML E-mail Ban */

2024-02-17T21:36:02Z

‎HTML E-mail Ban

Heather at 19:28, 18 January 2024

2024-01-18T19:28:07Z

Heather: /* AOL 6.0 for Windows Ban */

2024-01-18T19:27:37Z

‎AOL 6.0 for Windows Ban

Heather: /* HTML E-mail Ban */

2024-01-18T19:26:39Z

‎HTML E-mail Ban

Heather: /* RP via IM Clients */

2024-01-18T19:23:49Z

‎RP via IM Clients

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 *Please regard this as a courtesy to non AOL members, and plan your email usage accordingly. We tried to simply ask members to adjust their AOL usage voluntarily, but it was not successful and some members persisted in posting with HTML email.
-=== HTML(and Rich Text) E-mail Ban ===
+=== Rich & Plain Text Emails ===
-''by Suzee''
-With so many members in Triad Weyrs, we encounter many different e-mail servers and mail programs. Some of our members have very sophisticated setups, some check webmail as they can. Keeping this in mind, we need to be aware of the effect our own settings and response habits can have on others. Due to some problems with use of rich text, we've tried to set up a guide for our members when sending within the club.
+Members are welcome to send posts to the list in either rich text or plain text, whatever works best for them. For the sake of the timeliners and general readability on the email lists, please stick to the following guidelines:
-First of all, fonts. Many mail programs are not set up to accept styled (HTML) text. They will either reject the post, or display it in an unreadable form. Try to keep HTML for webpages, instead of mail. Also keep in mind that some programs (notably Outlook) attach lengthy .rtf files to the end of emails if set to html/rich text mode, and this adds bulk to already over-full mailboxes. To avoid this set to send plain text only:
+*Posts cannot have any formatting such as color, bold, italics, underscores, strikethroughs, etc
-*At the top click "+New"
+'''Google Docs Helpful Tool'''<br>
-*Then when the Screen shows the email on the right, at the top click the ellipsis (...)
-*In the drop down click "Switch to Plain Text"
-In Outlook Express:
+To remove all formatting when copy/pasting over from google docs (or other emails) copy the text as you normally would and then "ctrl + shift + v" or "right click + paste without formatting" ("cmd + opt + shift + v" on macOS) into your email composer.
-−
-*On the menu, select Tools, then Options
-*Select the Send tab
-*Check the "Plain Text" boxes in both Mail and News
-*Click OK.
-−
-In Google Chrome (gmail)
-−
-*Launch a new email (Compose button)
-*Look for the small dropdown arrow at the bottom right
-*Check "Plain Text"
-−
-*In Yahoo Webmail: When composing an email from Yahoo, the default setting is "Color And Graphics" (next to the word Compose on the entry screen). Please click on "Plain Text" before sending your email. Also, go to Mail Options ---> General Preferences, and set your "Screen Width: (composing)" to at least 76, as it makes your emails too narrow to read properly otherwise.
-−
-'''If you receive a 'rich text' email, convert it to plain text before reply.'''
-−
-Second problem, size. Often our members are limited by both the speed of their servers and the programs they use to read mail. Posts should be split into parts after they reach the length of 14 to 16k. We want all of our fellow club members to be able to receive what we've spent so long to write, so keep it manageable. Then again, you want to send posts that are worth the time they take to open and read, so aim for a minimum of 5k.
 === RP via IM Clients===

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 == [[Posts and Coposts]] ==
-<blockquote>What is a post and what is a copost? How do I set them up and how do I find coposters?</blockquote>
+<blockquote>[[Posts and Coposts| Posting Etiquette]]
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 === HTML(and Rich Text) E-mail Ban ===
-''by @Suzee''
+''by Suzee''
 With so many members in Triad Weyrs, we encounter many different e-mail servers and mail programs. Some of our members have very sophisticated setups, some check webmail as they can. Keeping this in mind, we need to be aware of the effect our own settings and response habits can have on others. Due to some problems with use of rich text, we've tried to set up a guide for our members when sending within the club.

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	=== HTML(and Rich Text) E-mail Ban ===		=== HTML(and Rich Text) E-mail Ban ===
		+	''by @Suzee''
	With so many members in Triad Weyrs, we encounter many different e-mail servers and mail programs. Some of our members have very sophisticated setups, some check webmail as they can. Keeping this in mind, we need to be aware of the effect our own settings and response habits can have on others. Due to some problems with use of rich text, we've tried to set up a guide for our members when sending within the club.		With so many members in Triad Weyrs, we encounter many different e-mail servers and mail programs. Some of our members have very sophisticated setups, some check webmail as they can. Keeping this in mind, we need to be aware of the effect our own settings and response habits can have on others. Due to some problems with use of rich text, we've tried to set up a guide for our members when sending within the club.

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+=== AOL 6.0 for Windows Ban ===
 == AOL 6.0 for Windows Ban ==
 *Since AOL's 6.0 version refused to offer members an option to turn off HTML email in the software, it is officially banned from use on ANY Triad Weyrs list, or for coposting with Triad Weyrs members. Anyone who persists in using AOL 6.0 or newer for Triad Weyrs will find his/her membership suspended.
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 *Please regard this as a courtesy to non AOL members, and plan your email usage accordingly. We tried to simply ask members to adjust their AOL usage voluntarily, but it was not successful and some members persisted in posting with HTML email.
-== HTML E-mail Ban ==
+=== HTML E-mail Ban ===
 With so many members in Triad Weyrs, we encounter many different e-mail servers and mail programs. Some of our members have very sophisticated setups, some check webmail as they can. Keeping this in mind, we need to be aware of the effect our own settings and response habits can have on others. Due to some problems with use of rich text, we've tried to set up a guide for our members when sending within the club.
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 Second problem, size. Often our members are limited by both the speed of their servers and the programs they use to read mail. Posts should be split into parts after they reach the length of 14 to 16k. We want all of our fellow club members to be able to receive what we've spent so long to write, so keep it manageable. Then again, you want to send posts that are worth the time they take to open and read, so aim for a minimum of 5k.
-== RP via IM Clients==
+=== RP via IM Clients===
 *Any play-by-email club formed after the gaming rights were sold to Grolier UK (later than 1996) cannot have ANY form of "live" role play. This includes writing stories via AIM, AOL, ICQ, or any other live chat program you might have. All role play MUST be done via email only, and this is a very firm rule from Anne McCaffrey herself.

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−	== [[AOL 6.0 for Windows Ban]] ==	+	== AOL 6.0 for Windows Ban ==
		+	*Since AOL's 6.0 version refused to offer members an option to turn off HTML email in the software, it is officially banned from use on ANY Triad Weyrs list, or for coposting with Triad Weyrs members. Anyone who persists in using AOL 6.0 or newer for Triad Weyrs will find his/her membership suspended.
		+
		+	*HTML email messes up regular email programs, making coposters have to reformat, if they can reply properly at all. There is no need for colored fonts and huge lettering or any other HTML format in email outside of AOL itself. It also makes emails larger and bulkier, which is utterly unfair to members with small mailbox sizes.
		+
		+	*More importantly, it strips our legalese off the list, and that will not be tolerated.
		+
		+	*If you have a ranking persona in Triad Weyrs, you'll be given an option of switching to a triadweyrs.org address.
		+
		+	*Another alternative is to use AOL's webmail at AOL.com, which is the only way according to the AOL technician I spoke with to send non-HTML email. You can also get a free email address from Yahoo or Hotmail, both fairly reliable.
		+
		+	*Please regard this as a courtesy to non AOL members, and plan your email usage accordingly. We tried to simply ask members to adjust their AOL usage voluntarily, but it was not successful and some members persisted in posting with HTML email.

	== HTML E-mail Ban ==		== HTML E-mail Ban ==

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-== [[HTML E-mail Ban]] ==
+== HTML E-mail Ban ==
 == RP via IM Clients==

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-== [[RP via IM Clients]] ==
+== RP via IM Clients==
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