On 11/3/26 13:30, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
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.
Ralf, there is no need for this kind of behavior. Accidents happen, no
need to dedicate so many words to it.
This is the nth time you have interfered into a discussion without
contributing anything useful but instead making us all read your rant.
So take this as your final warning.
Thanks,
Jelle van der Waa
