On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Simon Keary wrote:
> I can't really see the problem myself - Why is that programmers seem
> more stuck in the past than anyone else? Surely everyone has access
> to mail programs that can read html? There are several that are free.
Browsers are good at reading/rendering html, but they are not
necessarily good as MUA's.
> And what does Microsoft (oh no! the evil M-word) have to do with
> anything? Is there really anyone here with a text terminal at their
> desk?
Perhaps you have never heard of telnet and/or X Windows/xterms.
[ ... ]
> If you can't or do want to read html messages then delete them. I'm
> sure no one will care.
And that is what he suggested would likely happen to those messages
(i.e. be deleted). As to who would care, just a guess, but I bet the
people posting those messages in search of answers would care,
especially if they're marked "URGENT!!!".
> At 08:03 8/02/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >The problem may be, from the level of effort I've seen evidenced
> >from many of the posts, that they are simply too ignorant or lazy
> >to turn the default HTML off of their Micro$oft email apps.
> >
> >mark
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Kevin Ryan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 5:25 AM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: (sorry for dual post) PLEASE stop sending HTML mail
> >
> >
> >Sorry to be posting to both lists, {SERVLET,JSP}-INTEREST...
> >
> >The "outbreak" of HTML mail being sent to these lists continues,
> >seemingly unabated.
> >
> >To any/all who have posted/reposted in HTML: please "re-discover"
> >simple ASCII.
> >
> >Your formatting doesn't in any way enhance the contents of your
> >messages -- it may actually enhnace the chances of your messages
> >being deleted...unread.
> >
>
Milt Epstein
Research Programmer
Software/Systems Development Group
Computing and Communications Services Office (CCSO)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
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