HTML formatting and Header/Footer
I am an administrator of a small mailing list running Mailman 2.1.15. I only have access to the web interface, not the server, and even if i did, I'm not confident about writing or changing the code.
I know that this problem has been raised before, but wondered whether there had been any progress towards a solution. I want messages to the list to be distributed in HTML format, but I also need to attach a footer. (The footer is a disclaimer to a health support list). Mailman sends the footer as an attachment. I have seen the FAQ at http://wiki.list.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=4030707 but this doesn't resolve the situation.
Is there a solution yet?
Roger Richmond
On 8/5/13 5:32 AM, Roger Richmond wrote:
I am an administrator of a small mailing list running Mailman 2.1.15. I only have access to the web interface, not the server, and even if i did, I'm not confident about writing or changing the code.
I know that this problem has been raised before, but wondered whether there had been any progress towards a solution. I want messages to the list to be distributed in HTML format, but I also need to attach a footer. (The footer is a disclaimer to a health support list). Mailman sends the footer as an attachment. I have seen the FAQ at http://wiki.list.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=4030707 but this doesn't resolve the situation.
Is there a solution yet?
Roger Richmond
As the pages states, it is non-trivial to figure out how to add some text as a header or footer to a general HTML page.
I suspect it was decided that it was better to place these as separate mime sections, where it is guaranteed that they are visible (at least as an attachment), than the tack them into a message in a way where they might not be visible at all, and may even break the existing formatting of the original message.
-- Richard Damon
| On 8/5/13 5:32 AM, Roger Richmond wrote: | I am an administrator of a small mailing list running Mailman 2.1.15. I | only have access to the web interface, not the server, and even if i did, | I'm not confident about writing or changing the code. | |I know that this problem has been raised before, but wondered whether there | had been any progress towards a solution. I want messages to the list to be | distributed in HTML format, but I also need to attach a footer. (The footer |is a disclaimer to a health support list). Mailman sends the footer as an | attachment. I have seen the FAQ at | http://wiki.list.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=4030707 but this doesn't | resolve the situation. | | Is there a solution yet? | |Roger Richmond | | |And Richard@Damon-Family.org replied: | | As the pages states, it is non-trivial to figure out how to add some | text as a header or footer to a general HTML page. | |I suspect it was decided that it was better to place these as separate |mime sections, where it is guaranteed that they are |||
*"visible (at least as an attachment),"*
*Richard II, what do you mean "attachment" ? ? MINE all come out perfectly** **as a footer as does THIS List one (below)** :-)** ** :-)** ? ! ?** *
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On 8/6/13 6:38 AM, " Just Brits " Shop wrote:
*"visible (at least as an attachment),"*
*Richard II, what do you mean "attachment" ? ? MINE all come out perfectly** **as a footer as does THIS List one (below)** :-)** ** :-)** ? ! ?** *
It depends on your MUA (email program). Some will display the multiple parts all inline, some will display some of them as attachments. I believe the inline is the "proper" way based on the standards, but is not required, and is not universally done, thus the qualification. (and infact, it is a frequent question BECAUSE some major programs display it as an attachment).
Note also, the problem ONLY occurs with "HTML formatted" messages, not plain text, as for plain text messages it is safe to just add them, as there is no formatting to get in the way.
-- Richard Damon
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