Another PBEM Question

[foamy]

Sometimes when I receive a PBEM turn I get the message "Play-By-Email Data Follows This Line" in the body of the text and then hundreds of lines filled with "Garbage" (Game turn data I suppose). When this happens my computer takes forever to open the EMail and if I reply to it it takes even longer for the computer to process the simple task of sending the email.

It does not happen with every opponent, and when I send a turn to myself it does not happen.

Anyone know why this happens and what can be done to stop it ??

[GJK]

Sometimes I'll get the data for the turns embedded into the email instead of as an attachment when receiving turns from players using Yahoo! mail. This is in Eudora, I don't recall ever having that issue with Outlook Express, and it doesn't happen every time. It is a bit odd. I have to copy all that "garbage" and paste it into a plain text editor and then save it as the next turn, which is a PITA.

I don't recall this happening for some time though. What email program do you use? Mac/Win?

[Redwolf]

CM should be able to load that whole body with the turn in it. You shouldn't have to cut and paste the turn, just saving the body of the mail as a turn should work.

[GJK]

Originally posted by Redwolf:

CM should be able to load that whole body with the turn in it. You shouldn't have to cut and paste the turn, just saving the body of the mail as a turn should work.

I'll have to remember that should a turn come embedded like that again, thanks!