Re: [Bug-gnubg] HTML-Mails (Please, Please, Please ...)

[Rod Roark]

There are additional reasons to dislike HTML mail.  I
configure my mail reader to not render it due to privacy and
security concerns, so receiving it is just annoying.

I'll have to agree with Achim.  Let's not be a part of the
problem.

-- Rod

On Thursday 07 August 2003 01:46 pm, Albert Silver wrote:
> I expected this comment, but should add that new users who e-mail this
> group will invariably send HTML as that is the default of Outlook
> Express for example.
>
>                                               Albert
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: address@hidden [mailto:bug-gnubg-
> > address@hidden On Behalf Of Achim Mueller
> > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 5:01 PM
> > To: address@hidden
> > Subject: [Bug-gnubg] HTML-Mails (Please, Please, Please ...)
> >
> > To everybody who is reading this mailing list. Pleae, please, please
>
> and
>
> > a last big please with powdered sugar:
> >
> > Don't use html e-mails. Every e-mail program is able to use plain text
> > format. It's exhausting reading letters in appr. 6pts. or 2 lines with
> > very small letters followed by a paragraph with big letters and
> > different distances in between.
> >
> > I already stopped using mutt, but even evolution or kmail is not able
>
> to
>
> > show the o*je crap in a readable manner.
> >
> > Html e-mails may not disturb someone who reads only 5-10 e-mails a
>
> day,
>
> > but when receiving hundreds at work and at home you can't change the
> > appearance of your mua every 10th e-mail. This is even more a problem
> > when people proudly want to present their newest windows
>
> "I'm_unique_and
>
> with_shadow_and_look_like_hieroglyhics_and_I_am_from_the_cd_zillion_true
> _t
>
> > ype_fonts".
> >
> > If someone doesn't know how to configure his e-mail program, please
>
> send
>
> > me an e-mail (for my sake still in html), and I will help him/her.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Achim