For The Record: HTML Email on the Internet; RFC 2557

[Chalres grey wolf Banas]

On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 16:53:43 -0700, Andrew DeFaria <ADeFaria@Salira.com> 
wrote:

> Max Bowsher wrote:
>
>> Unfortunately, a lot (most?) of the time, HTML mail is used in such a 
>> way that it detracts from the content of the message and is simply a 
>> needless bandwidth sucker.
>
> I disagree with that assertion. I have not see HTML mail used in such a 
> way tha tit detracts fromt he content of the message. Can you cite some 
> examples of this?
>
most new users to email - especially from the older crowd.  that's a good 
example.

ever gotten an email from your mom that says simply in excruciatingly 
bright pink; "I LOVE YOU!" in text so large it doesn't fit in the preview 
pane?  i have.  it's annoying as hell.  i've considered adding her to my 
bounce list because of it.

besides, pink on white is painfully hard to read.

try it sometime.

-- 
Charles "grey wolf" Banas
http://the-junkyard.net  tech advisor

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