Re: posting to list in HTML=fewer readers
I am interested in the subject from a technical perspective, could you expound a bit on the reasons for your conclusion. Thanks Steve Yorktown VA At 12:04 PM 10/13/2001 -0400, john hoy wrote: Many email programs default to automatically sending email as html (so you may not even realize that you are doing so) but if you send your email as html you are going to reach fewer people. However, the good news is that in your email program there is a way to send your mail as text. Regards, John
Re: posting to list in HTML=fewer readers
OK, Steve, I use pine, a text based program running on a UNIX system. When someone posts in HTML I have to go through a succession of screens selecting what amounts to viewing the text part of the message as a file attachment. Even then it will often have long lines which run off the screen without wrapping to the next line. I know that there are other people who prefer not to have email in HTML but I can't speak for them. Best wishes, John On Mon, 15 Oct 2001, Steve Irick wrote: John: I am interested in the subject from a technical perspective, could you expound a bit on the reasons for your conclusion. Thanks Steve Yorktown VA At 12:04 PM 10/13/2001 -0400, john hoy wrote: Many email programs default to automatically sending email as html (so you may not even realize that you are doing so) but if you send your email as html you are going to reach fewer people. However, the good news is that in your email program there is a way to send your mail as text. Regards, John
Re: posting to list in HTML=fewer readers
john hoy wrote: I know that there are other people who prefer not to have email in HTML but I can't speak for them. As to me, I prefer plain text, no attachments, no HTML. - fernando -- REDUZIR, REUSAR, RECICLAR -- Dever de todos, amor aos que virão REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE -- Everybody's duty, love to those who are to come Fernando CabralPadrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PABX: +55 61 329-0202 Fax: +55 61 326-3082 15º 45' 04.9 S (23 L 0196446/8256520) 47º 49' 58.6 W 19º 37' 57.0 S (23 K 0469898/7829161) 45º 17' 13.6 W
Re: posting to list in HTML=fewer readers
I know that there are other people who prefer not to have email in HTML but I can't speak for them. I also read email with Pine on a Unix system, and definately prefer plain text! Dave Bell
Re: posting to list in HTML=fewer readers
john hoy wrote: I know that there are other people who prefer not to have email in HTML but I can't speak for them. Hi, I use Netscape Navigator to read my e-mail but I too prefer plain-text e-mail as the files are much smaller, meaning less time to download and also less disk space in archiving. Judging from the unsolicited junk mail that I regularly receive, the fancier the html make up of an e-mail message is the sillier it usually is in factual content. Regards, * Robert H. van Gent * Tel/Fax: 00-31-30-2720269 * * Zaagmolenkade 50 * * * 3515 AE Utrecht* E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * The Netherlands* * * Home page: http://www.phys.uu.nl/~vgent/homepage.htm *
Re: posting to list in HTML=fewer readers
I also prefer plain text. AOL does not support HTML text. When I use outlook or netscape I am wary of HTML e-mail since spammers use embedded source tags to alert them when you open the letter, thus confirming your address as valid. -Gerard Hughes
posting to list in HTML=fewer readers
Many email programs default to automatically sending email as html (so you may not even realize that you are doing so) but if you send your email as html you are going to reach fewer people. However, the good news is that in your email program there is a way to send your mail as text. Regards, John
