In message <9706142120.AA10357@isolar.Tujunga.CA.US>, Greg Earle
<earle@isolar.Tujunga.CA.US> writes
quoted 14 lines Hmmm yeah, i sure like reading pure HTML code too :)
>>> Hmmm yeah, i sure like reading pure HTML code too :)
>>
>> What can I say? Get Netscape or Explorer. e-mail can't stay pure text
>> forever ...
>
>I'm not sure if this is arrogance or naivete.
>
>It might be naivete. e-mail hasn't been pure text for a long time, Gonzi.
>Ever hear of MIME? You're soaking in it.
>
>Or, it might be arrogance. "Even though I'm the ONLY person on IDM posting
>HTML messages and expecting people to read their mail via a Web browser
>(even though the Web browser has a sucky mail reading interface and should
>stick to what it knows best, namely Web browsing) or fire up a Web browser
Yes this is exactly it....I hardly touch my web browser, mostly use
email...and email should stay short and sweet and only take up the
minimum amount of space that it needs to. (i.e. the actual number of
characters in the message), not be swamped in tonnes of underlying
rubbish.
--
Ben Coffer
Hybrid Productions
http://www.hybridgame.demon.co.uk/