-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello Greg,
>> In a word, if these unnecessary 'features' are not made optional >> - YES! And I'm not alone in this. RitLabs will never kill their already good share of the market by removing options from the user... That would be a business flaw that could damage productivity and user loyalty... Everyone against HTML support have a few things in common but what I do not see in common is any of the positive HTML can achieve even in an email... To me text is good for one thing and I call it "information straight"... The reader starts at the top and works his way to the bottom meanwhile I know that with good HTML design you can actually stimulate a readers attention and responsiveness... One thing that kills me is this, is there anyone here whose against HTML mail and is also against doing business by email? I mean in other words if an HTML formatted email reaches your inbox does a filter or any other mean delete it before you see it? My point is The Bat may be great against showing web images inline but it can never stop an email composed elsewhere from reaching you in HTML... You can probably stop it using other means but overall in the end you still deal with it regardless of how much you might cry, wine, pant and pout about it. I believe in the freedom of choice. Any user any where in the world can send me any type of mail they wish as long as the message itself gets across... I have no qualms with it. I have respect for the Internet where technology will move ahead without asking you, prompting you or warning you and HTML no matter what the pessimist might think about it, has made its way into the email market without warning you. You can cry, wine, pant and pout but you're in no way going to stop the movement... I am currently preparing to run a business of my own and I only see the ability to create, manage and edit HTML inline as a plus. I have no arguments about future support for anything that does not damage what it is I respect today. Choice I am sure will come and it is the choice I will respect more than no choice but to edit in text and text alone. That's my opinion and 2 cents about HTML... About security, web bugs, spam & viruses, etc... I fear it in the least... RTF editing and news group support I definitely encourage. Give me freedom of choice or give me death and if I die by the hands of death those hands most likely belong to a text only activist... Have a great day everyone and even if HTML is never supported inline The Bat! is still a very awesome client :) - -- Best regards, Victor B. Gonzalez [EMAIL PROTECTED] Using The Bat! v1.62 Christmas Edition Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Request My PGP Public Keys - [EMAIL PROTECTED] iQA/AwUBPipZPl3LB35+TCg0EQJZzgCgpGtmjPXkSVLKcm3pzm7tqlAhivQAnR9r ngdV1b5oO2ayybATc+PETTXQ =/hTe -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.62 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
