On Tue, 11 Jun 2002 18:46:08 +0100 John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tuesday 11 June 2002 15:17, you wrote: > > > > > > Besides, what can't be said in plain text e-mail? Do you lack the > > necessary communication skills to use simple words? Did Tolkien > > write using fancy fonts and colours? My point is that HTML mail is > > simply unnecessary. Do you want /italics/, _underlining_ or *bold* > > fonts? Do you want a smiley face :-) ? It all can be done in plain > > text. > > Plain text is all right as far as it goes, I don't mind using it for > say Newbie, or just sending an order to some sales person, > but 99% of the world traffic in emails is HTML. Yes it is. and I for > one would not like to have my hands tied behind my back by > not being able to use it. Suppose you had to email your curriculum > vitae to a prospective employer and you emailer cannot send HTML > your document looks silly and gives the imprssion you don't care. > It says you are not even prepared to take that little bit of extra > time and care to make a nice presentation, or that your emailer is > not much, and you ought to do something about it.<snip> My e-mail client has a feature that allows me to attach documents to my message. So, if I want to send a PDF or HTML or whatever type of file, I just hit the attach button, locate it, and send it off! Also, when I was job hunting about a year ago, everything I read recommended creating a PLAIN TEXT version of your CV to use as a sig. The rationale is that the people reading the cv don't give a hoot about formatting, they just want to weed out people based on qualifications and experience, not document formatting. -- Todd Slater If the Aborigine drafted an I.Q. test, all of Western civilization would presumably flunk it. (Stanley Garn)
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