Re: [exim] TNEF

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Author: Jan Ingvoldstad
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To: The Doctor
CC: Exim, Mark Elkins, Always Learning
Subject: Re: [exim] TNEF
On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 11:30 PM, The Doctor <doctor@???>wrote:

> On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 09:47:35PM +0200, Mark Elkins wrote:
> > What if exim did some internal TNEF translation on demand, as in for
> > local delivery, preparing the e-mail ready for reading?
> >
> > The alternative is to patch every e-mail reader (MUA) to make them TNEF
> > ready.
> >
> > I think that is what is being suggested?
>
> Yes given M$ reverse standard,
>
> this is the way we are having to do.
>


I think doing in-MTA translation of MS-TNEF is completely insane.

In my opinion, it's far better to educate users in how to not send MS-TNEF
than to cater for them.

In any case, catering for them is not the task of the email service
provider, but of the recipient should they so choose.
--
Jan