From raganok@intrex.net Thu Dec 12 13:05:12 2002 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:05:12 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.intrex.net ([209.42.192.250]) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.05) id 18MaW3-0003sy-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:05:07 -0800 Received: from Craig [209.42.200.38] by smtp.intrex.net (SMTPD32-5.05) id AA05A7A0174; Thu, 12 Dec 2002 16:05:09 -0500 From: "Craig" To: Subject: [lojban] Re: HTML mail (was Re: bridling hostility) Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 16:05:05 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: <20021212120029.D19615-100000@granite.thestonecutters.net> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Importance: Normal X-Declude-Sender: raganok@intrex.net [209.42.200.38] X-Note: Total weight is 0. Whitelisted X-archive-position: 3502 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: raganok@intrex.net Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list >I looked for stats but I can't find them. But I am dead certain that a >vast majority are running {Lookout Express, yahoo, hotmail}. You are by no >means representative of the mainstream. It's great to be an outlier, but >one must remain aware of it. I know it makes me an outlier, but I have recently become anti-HTML mail also. Not because I can't read it, but because it his hard to respond to such that non-html people can read the response. >HTML provides rich text markup, images, and other frivolity that many >people who eschew your asceticism rather enjoy. It's the way things are >going and you must adapt. I suggest you upgrade to a mail client that >displays text in 7-bit while gracefully dealing with html, or use some >scripting haxery to filter out or nullify any html that arrives. Images can be attached, and text markup is only needed to make better spam.