Re: [Ips] HTML email

[Paul Koning <ni1d@arrl.net>]

>>>>> "Black" == Black David <Black_David@emc.com> writes:

 Black> Regarding the following request:
 >> 2) do not use HTML but plain text in your replies (MIchael Brown @
 >> EMC)

 Black> I guess people can make that request, as not every mail reader
 Black> copes well with HTML, but I don't think it's appropriate to
 Black> ban it from this list - it's been used without major issue
 Black> here for a while.  It would be a courtesy for people to set
 Black> their mailers to default to plain text (e.g., mine is set that
 Black> way, hence this message), but I see no cause to ban or
 Black> actively discourage it on this list. 

I feel differently.  At one time I had HTML enabled in my mail
reader.  I changed it so that it refuses to interpret "HTML".  I ran
into too many mail messages created by certain mailers from certain
vendors that produce grossly proprietary weird syntax and pretend it
is HTML.  Such messages produce ugly garbage, consume excessive CPU
time in the mail reader, or otherwise create a nuisance.

So for this reason my mail reader now always uses the plaintext flavor
of the message if it is available.  If a mail message ONLY offers an
HTML form, it is usually spam.  On the rare occasions when it isn't, I
may try to look at it but I would really prefer not to.

As far as I can see, there is NO reason for sending HTML to lists such
as this one, and many reasons (including, for example, effective
operation of the archiver system) to avoid it.

	  paul


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