On Mon, 22 Feb 1999, Rich Kulawiec wrote:
> I've learned to ask several questions when people propose doing something --
> especially when, at least at first blush, it appears that the "something"
> is gratuitous.
> The first question is "What problem are you trying to solve?"
> So I'll ask it here. What problem are you (those who would advocate
> enabling HTML-formatting of email messages) trying to solve?
Trying to figure out what HTML in email is good for.
> The second question is "Why is your solution the optimal one?"
Not a solution, an experiment. On one very small list, this subject came
up, and we agreed to allow and even encourage finding uses for HTML in the
email list context. No further progress has been made.
> And the third is "What problems will your solution create, and are they
> (in the aggregate) worse than the problem you're trying to solve?"
We don't know. That's why we started with the smallest list.
HTML on mailing lists will be welcomed if someone develops a "killer app"
for it. Otherwise, it will remain an annoyance.
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