FemmeFatale wrote:
I've used it on a couple of occasions in the last few years. Sometimes I need to use non-ascii characters, and can't rely on the receiver having the ability to decode any other way. Once I had to circulate a document that wanted very clear subtitles and colour - I _could_ have done it in ASCII, but it wouldn't have been as clear. Normally, though, I'd just use this wanderful thing they have with e-mail called an attachment. HTML mail is so popular with spammers because they knowmostpeople won't bother to open attachments (though the success of e-mail worms implies that there are still some who will!).At 09:04 PM 2/8/2003 -0500, you wrote:<snip> You must have some artistic/creative/designer-type friends, because all of the HTML mail eye candy I get is spam. And from all the spam, most is not eye candy but really poorly designed (I know from seeing the wife's spam in Mozilla). But I do get HTML mail from some friends, and it is just plain--they don't spend hours designing a mail template, or spend any time doing anything remotely interesting with the mail. In fact, most don't have any idea they're sending HTML mail because they use Outhouse or something and they just go with the default settings. For that reason, I think HTML is a waste. I mean, if you're going to waste the bandwidth, at least spend some time designing a nice stylesheet or something! And, no tables--if you can't design columns using a stylesheet, you shouldn't be allowed to send HTML mail! But it is indeed wonderful for spam. Todd
Shrugs my sister sends me these JPG's all the time & sometimes some poetry written with HTML. Spam..well... nothing I can say there. FWIW you're right ... 90% of all my HTML mail is spam.
But for some ppl as I said, its nice to use it in their mail. More power to them.
Me, I'm wating for e-mail in LaTeX.
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