2 Dec
2016
2 Dec
'16
7:27 a.m.
Lately, some list posts have begun appearing in Base 64 format. I read
the list in daily digest mode, and these posts are not converted to
anything sensible, all I get is a long string of hex codes. This is
slightly frustrating, since I have to look up the post in the list
archive if I want to read it, and then it may turn out to be something
that doesn't interest me at the moment. Is there a way of dealing with
this, apart from humbly requesting posters to not post in Base 64?
I occasionally get Base 64 format postings from certain Yahoo mailing lists
but I cannot recall ever seeing any from cctech/cctalk. I would definately
notice because I generally read them using a mail client which knows nothing
of Base 64.
However, I receive my cctech/cctalk emails individually, not in daily digest
mode so maybe that makes a difference.
I suppose it is possible that my MTA is silently converting Base 64 messages
that it decides don't need Base 64 encoding into plain text. Maybe I should
look into that.
It is strange that the messages appear properly decoded in the mailing list
archive but not in the daily digest.
Regards,
Peter Coghlan.