HTML Links on Evolution

[Rodolfo J. Paiz]

At 05:27 3/7/2004, you wrote:
>I know there is a certain elitism associated with plaintext, top-post,
>excessive quoting, etc, but each has a reasoning.  If you need the formatting
>and images knock up a pdf.  Otherwise just give us the meat of your words.

In a mailing list context, you are of course correct. If you search the 
archives for my name or email address and the word "please" you'll likely 
find hundreds if not thousands of comments inside responses to questions 
where I try to convince people of that same point.

However, Monsieur Jeff Vian's post was categorically extreme and dealt 
entirely with another subject. He said (in so many words) that HTML mail is 
only good for transmitting virii and opening backdoors on your system, and 
that "while appearance may be eye candy, it adds nothing to the value of 
the content." Such a post, especially with so many newbies and "normal 
people" on this list (as opposed to sysadmins who know enough to separate 
the wheat from the chaff) will get us all branded as radical fanatics.

M. Vian's point (unless I drastically misread something) is that HTML mail 
is evil and worthless, therefore to be avoided at all costs. I responded to 
that specific opinion only.


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Rodolfo J. Paiz
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