-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Stephen R Laniel's comments on Re: OT (and Flamebait): Top-Posting were as follows: # On Thu, Jul 07, 2005 at 02:52:41PM -0500, Kent West wrote: # <message> # <messageWereReplyingTo> # This is some stuff that a guy wrote # </messageWereReplyingTo> # # <whatWeSayInResponse> # I disagree vehemently with whatever you said # </whatWeSayInResponse> # </message>
Wow! I really like the XML approach. But how are you going to get all the email programs in the world to use it? It seems too late to make such a smart new approach to email a standard now as old as email is. Then again, if HTML email is accepted in so many circles, (not here but ...) why not XML email everywhere? It's a much better approach than anything that has been thought up thus far. Let's take it one step further: <message> <from name="Me" address="[EMAIL PROTECTED]" /> <to name="You" address="[EMAIL PROTECTED]" /> ... multiple recipients get their own <to> headers <cc name="Somebody Else" address="[EMAIL PROTECTED]" /> ... same as to for multiples ... other headers in same format ... <body> <quote> I think you are an email junky. </quote> <response> No I'm not! I have attached the reason why not. </response> <quote> You read too much email. </quote> <response> It gives me something to do. </response> </body> <attach filename="notajunky.xml" type="application/xml" description="Why I'm not an email junky" size="26k"> Put a file in here. The program will do all this for you including filling in the size and mimetype. </attach> </message> Hey. I can dream can't I? Lorenzo - -- - -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s:+ a- C+++ UL++++ P+ L+++ E- W++ N o K- w--- O M V- PS+++ PE Y+ PGP++ t++ 5+ X+ R tv-- b++ DI-- D+ G e* h---- r+++ y+++ - ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCzbkvG9IpekrhBfIRAkXYAKCHhQ4nKE4fEV2YArIw0OK6cI88WQCgy3R9 ARILUYT6gyjJbn0GFv/wxcE= =ldlR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]