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On Sunday 28 Sep 2003 8:18 pm, Mike Tidball wrote:
> Hi,
> Simple question,why is an html e-mail not exeptable on this forum.
In no particular order, (and it's not just here, most mailing lists will take
a dislike to HTML users).
1. Bloat. HTML is necessarily at least twice the size of the same plain text
email.
2. Most people delete HTML email - it's commonly spam
3. Because of 2, a lot of people thoroughly distrust HTML email and nothing
anyone can say will change that
4. Most people here are not Windows users so it isn't a direct threat to
security but HTML email still has that reputation (and rightly so).
5. This is a forum for discussion not presentation.
6. KISS - HTML emails break horribly when someone replies in plain text.
7. It's established policy from a series of threads over the years.
Thinking about it, MY personal order for those would be 1,5,7,6,2,3,4
> I tried highlighting some text from a shell and thought that changing
> the colour would help.
email clients usually do the colour thing for replies and quote levels. If you
want to emphasise something, use smilies or underline it like this.
****************
(If it doesn't line up, people can switch to fixed font and get your meaning.)
> Sorry if that was a problem but I thought everyone would be using
> software that would cope with that.
The software can handle it, the users prefer not to have it rammed down their
inbox.
:-)
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