Re: attachments and digest mode

[David Wright]

On Wed 04 May 2016 at 21:00:22 (-0500), Cynthia Karl wrote:
> 
> > Message: 4
> > Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 20:21:28 -0500
> > From: David Wright <address@hidden>
> > To: Flaming Hakama by Elaine <address@hidden>
> > Subject: Re: attachments and digest mode
> > 
> > On Fri 29 Apr 2016 at 17:05:05 (-0700), Flaming Hakama by Elaine wrote:
> > 
> >> I will note, however, that the suggestions about using images or
> >> attachments don't seem to work with the list in digest mode.
> >> 
> >> Choosing an example from the latest digest, the attachment link yeilds a
> >> 404 error.
> >> 
> >> Is that intentional, that attachments are neither included in the digest,
> >> nor are they available through links?
> > 
> > Some are available through links; just not the ones given in the digest.
> > I don't know the particulars of your example because I had already
> > deleted it (not interested in chord mode) by the time I read your posting.
> 
> In my experience, all are available through links, but never the ones given 
> in the digest.

You're probably right. I think I might in the past have looked for a
scrubbed html attachment and forgotten that lots of digest messages
have one of these, and I can only assume they're the html alternative
of a text/html multipart pair.

> > I pointed this out to the powers that be at gnu.org a while back,
> > but that might have been sent too high up the chain of admin. So
> > I'll try copying David Linn into this email instead.
> 
> This thread is dying a quick death.  I have raised this issue with the 
> nonsensical digest attachments several times in the last several years.  
> Those threads also died a quick death.  I wonder how many get the Lilypond 
> user list via the digest rather than as individual emails.  I would guess 
> maybe 4 or 5 get the digest, or else this issue would get at least a little 
> attention. 
> 
> Did you succeed in copying David Linn?

Yes, I sent a personal greeting, and also copied him into the post on
the list.

> Did you get a response?

Not yet.

> I don’t think he’s responded on the list.  Do you know any powers that be at 
> gnu.org that are a little lower in the hierarchy?

'Fraid not.

> Does anyone that gets the digest receive valid attachment URLs?

I don't think that's possible. I don't see an option for subscribing
to the digest in any other format than plain text.

Cheers,
David.

PS you don't need to Cc me, though I don't mind if you do.
(I set my Reply-To: to the list.)