or, you can just set a filter to /dev/null for any mail with <html> or <a href? yes, no, nes pa?
On Wednesday 12 June 2002 06:26 am, you wrote: > Linux Maniac wrote: > > Maybe there should be an other email format, let's call it nextmail. > > It would be xml based and would NOT be compatible with the current > > email system, even the adress would be different like > > newbie*linux.com. You'd have a choice to use wichever you like... > > > > hmmm.... Even I don't like my own idea :-) > > I do! Then email systems should be setup to route all that new mail > (and any current HTML) mail, only to people that indicate their > willingness/desire to accept it. (That would include spam.) It > doesn't solve all the bandwidth problems, but it would solve > individual's personal download problems. > > And, if spammers wanted to reach people who have specified their > preference not to receive HTML / XML mail, they'd have to send plain > text. If they did that, we'd still have spam, but initially not as > much, and at least not using as much bandwidth. > > If I ran an ISP I'd seriously think about doing that -- filter the mail > on HTML, and send HTML only to customers who wanted it. > > Aside: (And not picking on Linux Maniac in particular) Why don't more > people edit emails they are responding to? Keeping the entire thread of > an email on each post has got to be as big a waste of bandwidth as > HTML. And not only of electronic bandwidth, but also of reader's > "mental bandwidth" (and mine is getting smaller all the time ;-) > > Randy Kramer
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