[PRCo] Re: Ecartis

[Herb Brannon]

As my cat has an inherent fear of vacuum cleaners so does Dwight have an
inherent fear of Ecartis.
I have tried to explain, as has Derrick, that the photo will not appear but
a "link in blue color type" will appear at the bottom of any email and to
view said photo one must "left click" on that link. Alas, all to no avail.

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 18:22, Dwight Long <dwightlong at verizon.net> wrote:

>
> Joshua
>
> When I send you this message, it will appear on your email screen.  It will
> also appear on mine.
>
> If I were to (I've learned not to) include (or attach) a photo, or map, or
> any such sort of graphic with the email, it will not appear on either your
> or my computer screen.  It has been "stolen" by Ecartis and put into the
> proverbial trash can in cyberspace.  I realize that it may be possible to
> retrieve it therefrom, if one cares to dig about in the trash.
>
> The email program I use allows pictures either to be included in the body
> of
> the message or attached to it.  It works quite well. One could only wish
> Ecartis did as well.
>
> Dwight
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joshua Dunfield" <joshua.dunfield at gmail.com>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 5:27 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: night car schedules, 1912
>
>
> > If you think they're going to "a trash bin somewhere in cyberspace",
> > well, the files that Ecartis creates come from the same place as this
> > message.  The machine at lists.dementix.org, where your "dreaded
> > Ecartis" stores its files, is the same address that this message will
> > be resent from.  If you reply to this message, you will be sending it
> > to the very same "trash bin somewhere in cyberspace" that you dread.
> >
> > Now, for all I know, Derrick does actually have a server inside a
> > trash bin.  Stranger things have been done.  But it doesn't seem
> > likely.
> >
> > -j.
> >
> >
> > On 2012-04-17, Dwight Long <dwightlong at verizon.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Phil
> >>
> >> Since I am probably the primary--but not only--"trasher" of Ecartis for
> >> its
> >> taking photos out of emails, I can assure you that as long as it
> >> continues
> >> to do so I will continue to bitch about it.  Your statement about
> Ecartis
> >> not trashing photos is false--Ecartis DOES take them out of legitimate
> >> emails and puts them into a trash bin somewhere in cyberspace.
> >>
> >> But I share your commendation of Derrick for hosting this list.  I just
> >> wish
> >> he could use, without great expense or toil on his part, software that
> is
> >> more user friendly.
> >>
> >> Dwight
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Phillip Clark Campbell" <pcc_sr at yahoo.com>
> >> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 8:24 AM
> >> Subject: [PRCo] Re: night car schedules, 1912
> >>
> >>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: Derrick Brashear <shadow at gmail.com>
> >>> To: Pittsburgh Railways Group <pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org>
> >>> Cc:
> >>> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 11:23 PM
> >>> Subject: [PRCo] night car schedules, 1912
> >>>
> >>>
> http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=djft3U1LymYC&dat=19120102&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
> >>>
> >>> skip to page 51. it's a whole page ad.
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Derrick
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>
> >>> Mr.Brashear, This is excellent. Is there a way to save a readable copy?
> >>> "Selecting" apparently copys the whole newspaper. Pasting reveals only
> >>> the right column of sponsored links, nothing of the newspaper itself.
> >>> Individual screen shots of sections is quite tedious isn't it.
> >>>
> >>> Thank you for your time with the list. I know your software is
> >>> performing
> >>> as
> >>> designed; it works as perfectly as anything can in an imperfect world.
> >>> All
> >>> these complaints about trashing photos are redundant but more
> >>> importantly totally false. I hope they now cease and desist.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Phil
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>


-- 
Herb Brannon
In Cuyahoga Valley National Park