RE: [motm] Re: argh - windows question..?
2000-09-05 by Brousseau, Paul E (Paul)
Erm, what gifs? I'm using Outlook on NT4, and though there's now that annoying eGroups ad at the TOP instead of the bottom, I don't get any gifs. --PBr
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Nathan Hunsicker [SMTP:etan@...] > Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 1:14 PM > To: motm@egroups.com > Subject: [motm] Re: argh - windows question..? > > Try switching to a non-html compatible email or to an email that has > the option to "keep attachments on server". also you could switch to > getting an email digest of the days emails in one big email with only > one ad attached. I think you can change the prefs at egroups to send > you text only mail as well, this would only send a two or three line > text advertisment at the end of your emails instead of the gifs. > -Nate > (not bothered by the gifs since the new T1) > > > --- In motm@egroups.com, "sikorsky" <vulture.squadron@s...> wrote: > > hello all > > > > a not off topic hypothetical at all request: > > > > if some poor sap ran Outlook Express (win 98), but being from the > UK, > > collected his email online, then read it all offline (we, sorry, > they have > > to pay for local calls) > > and say if some e-group he had joined, had decided to advertise on > all the > > e-group communications (just recent like) > > how could, erm, my friend stop his computer trying to download all > the gifs > > etc EVERY time he tried to read his e-group mail > > > > any thoughts gang..? > > > > cheers > > paul b > > > >