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

[Holger]

At 19:34 07.08.2003 -0300, Albert Silver wrote:
> Sorry, but I have to disagree. I don't think it is the right approach to
> tell someone who went out of their way to e-mail compliments and
> suggestions that you won't read their e-mail because it is in HTML. You
> could suggest this for future e-mails, possibly adding a basic reason
> (99% will have NO idea), but I wouldn't punish them for this.

Hmm, to punish first time posters in not answering is probably not the 
nicest thing. Besides, they won't understand. But an advice is certainly in 
place.
What about a FAQ or posting-guidelines? Other mailing-lists do have this.

While we are at it:

And please no top posts and neither full quotes!

Just look at the mess below. I purposefully do a full quote now for 
demonstration.

Regards,

        Holger

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: address@hidden [mailto:bug-gnubg-
> > address@hidden On Behalf Of Joseph Heled
> > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 6:37 PM
> > To: address@hidden
> > Subject: Re: [Bug-gnubg] HTML-Mails (Please, Please, Please ...)
> >
> >
> > A little education will not hurt. I think we should not answer those
> > emails, and that we should send a request to the sender to re-send in
> > simple text.
> >
> > -Joseph
> >
> >
> > 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
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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