From: kifox@geocities.com
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1998 4:11
To: fanfic@fanfic.com
Subject: RE:  [FFML] To everyone incorrectly posting fanfics (this 

means you)

I've been going nuts setting up an auto-archive script for Microsoft 

Outlook

and right when I had everything working it seems like everyone 

decided to

use non-standard labels for their fanfics.

[FFML] (fanfic) (ranma) may be just fine for viewing purposes, but 

please

use the tried and true brackets.  Also, please put your description 

outside

of the brackets
ex.  [Fanfic-dark] would be [Fanfic] [Dark] Title of fanfic

Not a major gripe, and if you want to stay with parenthesis for some 

reason

I can't stop you, but lets find a standard and stick to it.  Thanks.

It's not the fault of anyone on the mailing list that you choose to use 

lousy Microsoft 

software. Your problem can easily be solved by ditching Microsoft 

Outlook and using a real 

email software package instead.

I personally think blaming others for your stupidity in choosing 

software is in rather poor 

taste.

Two things,

1) This is not a list for Microsoft bashing. If you want to bash, please 
realize that without Gates computing wouldn't have gotten the start it 
has.

2) Writing a script or program to handle changing formats is a pain in 
ANY LANGUAGE. Be it Microsoft, Netscape, Mailers, or Compilers, 
Interpreters, and especially Assembly itself.

--John

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