Re: [Astlinux-users] why HTML mails suck

[olivier.taylor <oli...@gm...>]

did you see the green text on my first mail?
no, you didn't, because you are focused against microsoft and so on(like=20
html mails).
your problem is your and only your, the mails are sended from=20
thunderbird, not from a microsoft software.
just for now, forget me and just have a look at the mail archives, you=20
will see a lot of my unreadable mails.
also, you will rarely see microsoft addicts on this list, afaik,=20
astlinux is not really a microsoft addicts software.
as far as I have seen, many more questions from you than answers.
then please, stop that now and be kind, better for all.

kind regards,

Olivier

ps: i will not answer to any further attacks

Carla Schroder a =E9crit :
> I don't want to start a stupid flamewar, so I'm going to list a few rea=
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> why HTML mails suck, especially for mailing lists, then go away:
>
> 1. HTML adds nothing useful to the content, just lard
> 2. It's primarily a spam and malware vector. Not so much as it used to =
be, but=20
> it's still enough of a problem that for most of my customers I run Mime=
defang=20
> and other tools to strip tags and attachments. All kinds of fun things =
lurk=20
> inside HTML spams, like Web bugs and download links to more malware. It=
's so=20
> much fun wasting billable hours on junk like that
> 3. Microsoft HTML is the worst offender- it rarely renders correctly on=
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> non-Microsoft mail clients, so all you see are masses of tags with the=20
> message buried somewhere deep inside
> 4. It sucks to read in text mail clients
> 5. It doesn't render in Web archives, so again all you see are masses o=
f tags=20
> surrounding the actual messages
> 6. Text is universal and can be read by anyone anywhere
>
> That's why I don't like HTML email, and usually bitbucket it. Obviously=
 I'm=20
> not the boss of anyone, and what people choose to use is up to them. 'N=
uff=20
> said, and I shall now grumble quietly to myself. :)
>
>  =20