On Tue, 2026-11-03 at 12:09 +0100, mpan wrote: > > On 03/11/2026 06:13, Ralf Mardorf wrote:> HTML alone isn't enough, > > the text must be white on a slightly darker > > white background so that the email is unreadable to the human eye. > > Ruslan sent plain text right in his first message. The convention of > plain text communication does not prohibit attaching alternative > formats *in addition* to plain text.
It’s not about prohibition, but about the dictates of common sense when people try to communicate with one another. Typically, email clients are configured so that, if they allow HTML, only HTML is displayed for multipart messages. Anyone who communicates with the world will find it nearly impossible to avoid allowing and displaying HTML. When writing HTML, you shouldn't assume that the colors of your own theme will match those of the recipient's, you should therefore choose a light font on a dark background or a dark font on a light background. In short, make sure there's contrast between the background and the text. Choose a simple font family and a standard font size. Anything else just makes HTML even more of a pain than it already is. That aside, multipart messages aren't necessarily welcome in mailing lists either.
