Title: Why do my digests have unreadable text in them?

Question: I receive daily digests from a Mailman list. Some of the digests
contain text that is unreadable - it's just a bunch of random characters.
What is this and how can I read it?

Answer:

Mailman subscribers can choose to receive either plain text or MIME
formatted digests. If your subscription is set to receive a plain text
digest, any MIME formatted messages or attachments that are sent to the
list will show up as random characters in your digest. The solution is to
change your subscription to receive MIME formatted digests.

To change the type of digest you are receiving, go to the list's
information page at

	https://mailman.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/listname

where "listname" is replaced with the actual name of the list. Log in with
your UW NetID and password or fill in your email address next to the
"Unsubscribe or edit options" button at the bottom of the page, then click
on this button. If you did not log in with your UW NetID and password, you
will need to enter your Mailman password. On the membership configuration
screen, scroll down until you see the "Get MIME or Plain Text Digests?"
box. Choose MIME (if you also choose "Set globally," all of your Mailman
subscriptions will be changed) and then click on the "Submit My Changes"
button at the bottom of the screen.

Date: 08/2004   Author: R. Skiver Thompson