[sclug] Question about HTML format e-mails

[David Newcomb]

<rant>
All email clients must send the message as text for non-complant mail
clients that don't support HTML, so if are receiving 2 copies of
the mail. What a waste of bandwidth! Why bother - I don't!

What is the need for HTML anyway. If you want to make something *bold*,
_underline_ or even
> quote something
then you don't need HTML. Any media you want to add can be added as an
attachment.
</rant>


Neil Owens said:
> I'm curious about the utter contempt (I think this is correct) of HTML
> format e-mail in the Linux community.
>
> I'm generalising here, I know, but boy, do the Linux world not like it.
>
> So, I guess that Linux mail programs don't 'do' html and you get to see
> the
> raw html as well as the text(a PITA).  I'm just wondering why Linux mail
> programs don't render html, if it's there.
>
> I'm not advocating either method, I just notice the sharp responses HTML
> formated e-mail produce from Linux mail groups and am wondering why.....
>
> Neil
>
>
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David
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