From lojban-out@lojban.org Thu Dec 12 13:05:21 2002 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_2_3_0); 12 Dec 2002 21:05:20 -0000 Received: (qmail 23993 invoked from network); 12 Dec 2002 21:05:20 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.216) by m8.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 12 Dec 2002 21:05:20 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO digitalkingdom.org) (204.152.186.175) by mta1.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 12 Dec 2002 21:05:20 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.05) id 18MaWG-0003tQ-00 for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:05:20 -0800 Received: from digitalkingdom.org ([204.152.186.175] helo=chain) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.05) id 18MaW9-0003t7-00; Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:05:13 -0800 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 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 X-list: lojban-list X-eGroups-From: "Craig" From: "Craig" Reply-To: raganok@intrex.net X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=116389790 X-Yahoo-Profile: lojban_out >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.