[Lnc-business] Fwd: Re: Fwd: testing photos to the list [#000149]

[Wes Benedict]

Dear LNC,

I received the message below from the IT Help Desk (the activist 
formerly know as Ken).

Apparently there's a trade-off between having HTML mode emails and 
having archives with the message "this message contains..."

Choosing the best option for the LNC among the trade-offs is a decision 
I don't feel comfortable making for the LNC, unless the chair, 
secretary, or entire LNC asks me to make that decision for you.  If 
asked to make that decision, I'll go with allowing HTML. I almost never 
use the archives, so I'm not in tune with the hardship the "this message 
contains..." causes.

HTML messages allow you to embed images, and also allow you to add 
formatting like bold, red, underlining, and other things. With the 
present settings, if you compose a message with bold, red, underlining, 
etc., and then send it, your outgoing email may look to you like the 
formatting worked, but the formatting won't actually reach the other 
participants on LNC Business.

I can certainly live without the html option, and again, that's the 
current setting.

Take care,

Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict at lp.org
facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership



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Subject: 	Re: Fwd: [Lnc-business] testing photos to the list [#000149]
Date: 	Sun, 25 Feb 2018 18:18:42 +0000
From: 	IT Helpdesk - LP National <snip>
To: 	Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org>



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      *Dear Wes Benedict,*

If we add the ability to embed images, it will likely cause the email to 
go into HTML mode instead of TEXT mode, and that causes the archive to 
again start putting messages into "this message contains..." mode, which 
people complain about.

I need to have direction from someone on this. Either I can turn off 
HTML (which is what I've done) to stop the archive from being broken, or 
I can turn on HTML and let the archive be what it will be. Sadly there 
does not appear to be any middle-ground on this.

Your LP Shared Team,
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   Dear LNC,

   I received the message below from the IT Help Desk (the activist
   formerly know as Ken).

   Apparently there's a trade-off between having HTML mode emails and
   having archives with the message "this message contains..."

   Choosing the best option for the LNC among the trade-offs is a decision
   I don't feel comfortable making for the LNC, unless the chair,
   secretary, or entire LNC asks me to make that decision for you.  If
   asked to make that decision, I'll go with allowing HTML. I almost never
   use the archives, so I'm not in tune with the hardship the "this
   message contains..." causes.

   HTML messages allow you to embed images, and also allow you to add
   formatting like bold, red, underlining, and other things. With the
   present settings, if you compose a message with bold, red, underlining,
   etc., and then send it, your outgoing email may look to you like the
   formatting worked, but the formatting won't actually reach the other
   participants on LNC Business.

   I can certainly live without the html option, and again, that's the
   current setting.

   Take care,
Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, [1]wes.benedict at lp.org
facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
Join the Libertarian Party at: [2]http://lp.org/membership

   -------- Forwarded Message --------
   Subject: Re: Fwd: [Lnc-business] testing photos to the list [#000149]
      Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2018 18:18:42 +0000
      From: IT Helpdesk - LP National <snip>
        To: Wes Benedict [3]<wes.benedict at lp.org>
   -- reply above this line --

Dear Wes Benedict,

   If we add the ability to embed images, it will likely cause the email
   to go into HTML mode instead of TEXT mode, and that causes the archive
   to again start putting messages into "this message contains..." mode,
   which people complain about.
   I need to have direction from someone on this. Either I can turn off
   HTML (which is what I've done) to stop the archive from being broken,
   or I can turn on HTML and let the archive be what it will be. Sadly
   there does not appear to be any middle-ground on this.
   Your LP Shared Team,
     __________________________________________________________________

   We hope this response has sufficiently answered your questions. If not,
   please do not send another email. Instead, reply to this email or
   [4]login to your account for a complete archive of all your support
   requests and responses.

References

   1. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
   2. http://lp.org/membership
   3. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
   4. https://ticket.lp.org/view.php?auth=o1xjyaaaaeuaaaaafU7HRIWJMNBV7Q==