RE: [Dev-C++] gotoxy

[Santiago P. C. <San...@yd...>]

Well... I don't want to start a flame-war right now but...

We can 'take a look to your arguments' also:

1 - Information can be send without HTML formatting, and yes, it will be
fully understandable! Just think about C/C++ code, it's written in plain
text and you do not need 'extra formatting' to understand it ;o)

2 - While talking about text/document formatting we can say it is like text
editting for coding: you can use graphical IDEs (like Dev-C++ / KDevelop) or
you can use console programs (like aedit / vi). Should I stop using 'vi'
because there is 'emacs'?

3 - You're NOT sending e-mails to your friends, you're posting/requesting
information on a mailing list.. I think it is a little bit different ;o)

4 - Indentation, word-wrapping, '>' chars... If you do not care about how
your text/document looks like, your mail program / editor will not do that
job for you =8-O

5 - 'Plain text vs HTML mail war' is quite similar to 'text editors vs text
processors': Will you use M$ Word, WordPerfect or so to write a simple text?
So 'Plain TEXT vs HTML mail war' is not to be solved by 'change your email
client: it's your problem!' ;o)
We are talking about what is needed: HTML is not needed here, I know it is
fine and funny (web browsing is good and the web is really full of info),
but it is not necessary in a mailing list... Even more, it can become
annoying in certain cases!!!

BTW: Talking about virusses and so on... Do you really think that 'Melissa
and its friends' will ask the user for confirmation on their actions?

Just my 2 cents!
Santy

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Wilson [mailto:bo...@ph...] 
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 5:22 AM
To: Dev-C++ User Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Dev-C++] gotoxy


> > > Here's my list of arguments:
> > > 1) You're only sending an email here. Markups are completely
redundant.
> > > All this HTML only waste space and bandwidth.
> > > 
> > > 2) HTML mail with hardcoded fontnames look horrible in my Linux
> > > emailclient.
> > > 
> > > 3) HTML mail can contain script viruses.
> > > 
> > > 4) HTML mail mess up the archives. When you try to see a message in
the
> > > archive, you see all the HTML code instead of the email!

Well, that all depends! What follows is better than what is above. 
Here's my list of arguments: 
You're only sending an email here. Markups are completely redundant. All
this HTML only waste space and bandwidth. 
HTML mail with hardcoded fontnames look horrible in my Linux emailclient. 
HTML mail can contain script viruses. 
HTML mail mess up the archives. When you try to see a message in the
archive, you see all the HTML code instead of the email!

Let's look at your arguments one-by-one:
Yes, I am sending an email, the purpose of which is to transmit information.
Understanding is enhanced with good formatting which is allowed with
automated html email programs such as Outlook or Outlook Express. The
multiple ">" which appear in non html forwarded emails can not only inhibit
comprehension, but also the inability of such an email does not have any
word wrap which combined with the ">" can make the whole message damn near
unintelligible. 
This is the real problem, your environment or at least your email program. 
It is certainly true that I or anyone else can build an html file which will
do nasty things, but the programs that generate html enabled emails
(Outlook, Outlook Express) will not activate a virus without the active
involvement of the person who receives the email. 
Again it is your environment that is the problem. 
Regards,

Bob

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