That's funny - I use Mozilla's Thunderbird mail client, and when text is enclosed in *asterisks* or _underlined_ in plain-text, it auto-bolds the asterisks and similarly decorates the underlines.
- Jim Mosh Teitelbaum wrote: >Plain text certainly does *NOT* have to be like speaking in a monotone. > ^^^^^ >There have been standard conventions for emphasizing text in email/usenet >for ages. > >-- >Mosh Teitelbaum >evoch, LLC >Tel: (301) 942-5378 >Fax: (301) 933-3651 >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ > > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 3:14 PM >>To: CF-Talk >>Subject: Re: (Admin) List upgrades >> >> >>John Wilker wrote: >> >> >>>Plain text is like speaking in a monotone. There is no emphasis >>> >>> >>on concepts, >> >> >>>ideas, etc.. I can't stand trying to get something across when >>> >>> >>I don't even >> >> >>>have Bold to work with :) >>> >>> >>Considering there is a better tag for EMphasis as Bold, I think >>you have just explained why HTML is a bad thing with the current >>state of email clients. >> >>Jochem >> >> >> >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
