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On Thursday, May 31, 2001, at 1:04:30 PM PDT, Januk Aggarwal wrote:
JA> To avoid a HTML/PlainText holy war, here is the brief conclusion of
JA> every mega-thread on the subject.
JA> Many consider formatted e-mail (RichText, HTML, etc) to be offensive.
JA> In reality, it depends on the situation. It is easy to overuse
JA> formatting, but when done properly, it can be quite effective.
JA> Unfortunately, some mailers use formatted (HTML) mail by default, when
JA> it is not appropriate.
Well put. I would only add the following...
If one is not using a mailer like The Bat! - which won't execute active
scripting embedded in HTML - has HTML display enabled, and has not taken
precautions to *change default settings*, there is a danger of viruses
being spread via the use of HTML. OE/IE is particularly offensive in this
regard (among other offenses), as it's not only the most widely used
mailer by email neophytes, it's default HTML display settings invite just
such infections.
Melissa
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