Re: text, mime, and mail2news [was: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ALSA - Still No Sound]

Re: text, mime, and mail2news [was: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ALSA - Still No Sound]

[Elaine C. Sharpe]

On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 05:10:02PM +0200, Neil Bothwick wrote:
> 
> The mailer is irrelevant, this is a perfectly acceptable quoted-printable
> message that reads fine when sent from the list. It's clearly the
> mail2news gateway that is screwing things up by ignoring the MIME
> information in the mail and treating the whole thing as plain text.
> 

I recompiled mutt with the nntp flag, re-emerged it, consulted google 
about muttrc and nntp, used a little foul language, and got mutt to 
read the usenet version of this list. It looks *way* better in mutt 
(via lynx for quoted printable or html). 

Would be nice if the mail2news gateway worked better, but this is 
an acceptable workaround for me. 
:)

-- 
caveat utilitor

text, mime, and mail2news [was: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ALSA - Still No Sound]

[Elaine C. Sharpe]

In linux.gentoo.user, it is written:
> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
>
> --Boundary_(ID_jiktZdPjr0/tEFWOw/bFvg)
> Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable
> Content-disposition: inline
>
> ----- Original Message -----From=3A Mark Knecht=A0Date=3A Wednesday=2C M=
> arch 30=2C 2011 9=3A52 amSubject=3A Re=3A =5Bgentoo-user=5D Re=3A ALSA=A0=
> - Still No SoundTo=3A gentoo-user=40lists=2Egentoo=2EorgCc=3A dhk=A0=3E =
> On Wed=2C Mar 30=2C 2011 at 2=3A37 AM=2C dhk=A0 wrote=3A=3E =3E =3E=3E =3E=
>  Another update=2E =A0It seem all I need to do to get sound back is run=3E=
> =3E alsaconf=A0(take all the defaults) and reboot=2E =A0I=27m not sure =
> why =3E it stops=3E =3E working after two or three reboots=2C but if I r=
> un alsaconf=A0=3E again and=3E =3E reboot it=27s back=2E =A0It never wor=
> ks right after alsaconf=2C it =3E always needs=3E =3E a reboot=2E =A0It =
> would be nice if the sound state didn=27t get =3E lost=2C but at=3E =3E =
> least I can get it back=2E =A0I=27d also wouldn=27t mind knowing why =3E=
>  it happens=2E=3E =3E=3E =3E Thanks=2C=3E =3E dhk=3E =3E Does it really =
> need a reboot=2C or does (as root)=3E =3E /etc/init=2Ed/alsasound=A0rest=
> art=3E =3E get it going=3F=3E =3E - Mark=3E =3EIt really needs a reboot=2E=
>=A0 Bouncing alsasound doesn=27t do anything=2E=A0 Then it works for a d=
> ay or two or a reboot or two and then nothing=2E=A0 Then I need to run a=
> lsaconf and just hit enter for the defaults and reboot to get it back=2E=
>=A0 It doesn=27t take long and I can live with it=2C but it may indicate=
>  something else is wrong=2Edhk
>
> --Boundary_(ID_jiktZdPjr0/tEFWOw/bFvg)
> Content-type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
> Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable
> Content-disposition: inline
>
>=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3E----- Original Message -----=3Cbr=3EFrom=3A Mark Knecht=26=
> nbsp=3B=3Cmarkknecht=40gmail=2Ecom=3E=3Cbr=3EDate=3A Wednesday=2C March =
> 30=2C 2011 9=3A52 am=3Cbr=3ESubject=3A Re=3A =5Bgentoo-user=5D Re=3A ALS=
> A=26nbsp=3B- Still No Sound=3Cbr=3ETo=3A gentoo-user=40lists=2Egentoo=2E=
> org=3Cbr=3ECc=3A dhk=26nbsp=3B=3Cdhkuhl=40optonline=2Enet=3E=3Cbr=3E=3Cb=
> r=3E=26gt=3B On Wed=2C Mar 30=2C 2011 at 2=3A37 AM=2C dhk=26nbsp=3B=3Cdh=
> kuhl=40optonline=2Enet=3E wrote=3A=3Cbr=3E=26gt=3B =3Csnip=3E=3Cbr=3E=26=
> gt=3B =26gt=3B=3Cbr=3E=26gt=3B =26gt=3B Another update=2E =26nbsp=3BIt s=
> eem all I need to do to get sound back is run=3Cbr=3E=26gt=3B =26gt=3B a=
> lsaconf=26nbsp=3B(take all the defaults) and reboot=2E =26nbsp=3BI=27m n=
> ot sure why =3Cbr=3E=26gt=3B it stops=3Cbr=3E=26gt=3B =26gt=3B working a=
> fter two or three reboots=2C but if I run alsaconf=26nbsp=3B=3Cbr=3E=26g=
> t=3B again and=3Cbr=3E=26gt=3B =26gt=3B reboot it=27s back=2E =26nbsp=3B=
> It never works right after alsaconf=2C it =3Cbr=3E=26gt=3B always needs=3C=
> br=3E=26gt=3B =26gt=3B a reboot=2E =26nbsp=3BIt would be nice if the sou=
> nd state didn=27t get =3Cbr=3E=26gt=3B lost=2C but at=3Cbr=3E=26gt=3B =26=
> gt=3B least I can get it back=2E =26nbsp=3BI=27d also wouldn=27t mind kn=
> owing why =3Cbr=3E=26gt=3B it happens=2E=3Cbr=3E=26gt=3B =26gt=3B=3Cbr=3E=
>=26gt=3B =26gt=3B Thanks=2C=3Cbr=3E=26gt=3B =26gt=3B dhk=3Cbr=3E=26gt=3B=
> =3Cbr=3E=26gt=3B Does it really need a reboot=2C or does (as root)=3Cbr=
>=3E=26gt=3B =3Cbr=3E=26gt=3B /etc/init=2Ed/alsasound=26nbsp=3Brestart=3C=
> br=3E=26gt=3B =3Cbr=3E=26gt=3B get it going=3F=3Cbr=3E=26gt=3B =3Cbr=3E=26=
> gt=3B - Mark=3Cbr=3E=26gt=3B =3Cbr=3E=26gt=3B=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3EIt really n=
> eeds a reboot=2E=26nbsp=3B Bouncing alsasound doesn=27t do anything=2E=26=
> nbsp=3B Then it works for a day or two or a reboot or two and then nothi=
> ng=2E=26nbsp=3B Then I need to run =3C/snip=3E=3C/dhkuhl=40optonline=2En=
> et=3E=3C/dhkuhl=40optonline=2Enet=3E=3C/markknecht=40gmail=2Ecom=3Ealsac=
> onf and just hit enter for the defaults and reboot to get it back=2E=26n=
> bsp=3B It doesn=27t take long and I can live with it=2C but it may indic=
> ate something else is wrong=2E=3Cbr=3E=3Cmarkknecht=40gmail=2Ecom=3E=3Cd=
> hkuhl=40optonline=2Enet=3E=3Cdhkuhl=40optonline=2Enet=3E=3Csnip=3E=3Cbr=3E=
> dhk=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3E=3C/snip=3E=3C/dhkuhl=40optonline=2Enet=3E=3C/dhkuhl=40=
> optonline=2Enet=3E=3C/markknecht=40gmail=2Ecom=3E
>
> --Boundary_(ID_jiktZdPjr0/tEFWOw/bFvg)--

Here's a good example of the mess I was describing earlier. Doesn't 
appear to be using kmail thouogh. 

-- 
...she kept arranging and rearranging the rabbit and kind of waving to it. 
I decided, "this is the person I want to sit next to".

Re: text, mime, and mail2news [was: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ALSA - Still No Sound]

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:42:45 -0400, Elaine C. Sharpe wrote:

> In linux.gentoo.user, it is written:
> > This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> >
> > --Boundary_(ID_jiktZdPjr0/tEFWOw/bFvg)
> > Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> > Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable
> > Content-disposition: inline
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----From=3A Mark Knecht=A0Date=3A
> > Wednesday=2C M= arch 30=2C 2011 9=3A52 amSubject=3A Re=3A
> > =5Bgentoo-user=5D Re=3A ALSA=A0=

> Here's a good example of the mess I was describing earlier. Doesn't 
> appear to be using kmail thouogh. 

The mailer is irrelevant, this is a perfectly acceptable quoted-printable
message that reads fine when sent from the list. It's clearly the
mail2news gateway that is screwing things up by ignoring the MIME
information in the mail and treating the whole thing as plain text.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

Do you realize how many holes there could be if people would just take
the time to take the dirt out of them?

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