Re: HTML Mail / Netiquette

2002-10-07 Thread Martin Mewes
Hi Tim, Tim Kehres wrote: > These "rules" (netiquette pertaining to HTML postings) have been around > since almost before time began (at least in reference to modern email > usage). At the time they made a lot sense. In terms of current usage, not > as much, IMHO. When sending content that ca

Re: HTML Mail / Netiquette

2002-10-06 Thread Anthony E. Greene
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 07-Oct-2002/06:26 +0800, Tim Kehres <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Wow - people still use elm! :-) Anyway, there is a simple solution to >this - use either POP3 and/or IMAP4 capable clients. SSL is supported on >top of both protocols. I use mutt.

Re: HTML Mail / Netiquette

2002-10-06 Thread Tim Kehres
> I thought this list was to discuss the redhat distro, > not some sort of holy war. Gee, the real slashdot > effect is everywhere now I guess. You're right - let's take this discussion off list, OK? Best Regards, -- Tim -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subje

Re: HTML Mail / Netiquette

2002-10-06 Thread Andrés
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Re: HTML Mail / Netiquette

2002-10-06 Thread Tim Kehres
> >The majority of email clients today however are HTML aware, and the > >percentage of people using such HTML-aware clients is only increasing. The > >reasons are simple - it is easier to read (typically), and more information > >can be conveyed effectively. Other lists that I'm subscribed to h

Re: HTML Mail / Netiquette

2002-10-06 Thread Tim Kehres
> On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 03:14:01AM +0800, Tim Kehres wrote: > > These "rules" (netiquette pertaining to HTML postings) have been around > > since almost before time began (at least in reference to modern email > > usage). At the time they made a lot sense. In terms of current usage, not > > a

Re: HTML Mail / Netiquette

2002-10-06 Thread Tim Kehres
> I disagree. If everyone used HTML mail just for things like screenshots > or where an image was essential, then maybe it would be workable. > However, most people use HTML mail to create a fancy border or > background, or to hideously misuse fonts, in most cases communicating > nothing useful a

Re: HTML Mail / Netiquette

2002-10-06 Thread Vidiot
>The majority of email clients today however are HTML aware, and the >percentage of people using such HTML-aware clients is only increasing. The >reasons are simple - it is easier to read (typically), and more information >can be conveyed effectively. Other lists that I'm subscribed to have mad

Re: HTML Mail / Netiquette

2002-10-06 Thread Keith Winston
On Sun, 2002-10-06 at 15:14, Tim Kehres wrote: > The majority of email clients today however are HTML aware, and the > percentage of people using such HTML-aware clients is only increasing. The > reasons are simple - it is easier to read (typically), and more information > can be conveyed effecti

Re: HTML Mail / Netiquette

2002-10-06 Thread Scott
On Sun, 6 Oct 2002, Hal Burgiss wrote: > I wonder what percentage of those had viruses or other bad things > happen as a result of this brain dead tendency. Text based mail is a > great, free AV tool (for those saddled with MS software). Pine all the way! What I love is the amount of email going

Re: HTML Mail / Netiquette

2002-10-06 Thread Hal Burgiss
On Sun, Oct 06, 2002 at 03:37:00PM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > On Mon, 7 Oct 2002, Tim Kehres wrote: > > > The majority of email clients today however are HTML aware, and the > > percentage of people using such HTML-aware clients is only increasing. > > 9x% of the world uses Microsoft softw

Re: HTML Mail / Netiquette

2002-10-06 Thread jkinz
On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 03:14:01AM +0800, Tim Kehres wrote: > These "rules" (netiquette pertaining to HTML postings) have been around > since almost before time began (at least in reference to modern email > usage). At the time they made a lot sense. In terms of current usage, not > as much, IM

Re: HTML Mail / Netiquette

2002-10-06 Thread Robert P. J. Day
On Mon, 7 Oct 2002, Tim Kehres wrote: > The majority of email clients today however are HTML aware, and the > percentage of people using such HTML-aware clients is only increasing. 9x% of the world uses Microsoft software. This does not make it a good thing. rday -- redhat-list mailing li

Re: HTML Mail / Netiquette

2002-10-06 Thread Joseph A Nagy Jr
Tim Kehres wrote: > These "rules" (netiquette pertaining to HTML postings) have been around > since almost before time began (at least in reference to modern email > usage). At the time they made a lot sense. In terms of current usage, not > as much, IMHO. When sending content that can be sent

Re: HTML Mail / Netiquette

2002-10-06 Thread Tim Kehres
These "rules" (netiquette pertaining to HTML postings) have been around since almost before time began (at least in reference to modern email usage). At the time they made a lot sense. In terms of current usage, not as much, IMHO. When sending content that can be sent either way, it's always a