Submitted 17-Sep-00 by Dr Michael Powell PhD:
> Dear Sir,
> You are always yapping about posting in 'text mode' whats the
> problem anyway? stuck on pine(Kmail) or Elm wake up the rest of the
> world uses HTML>
"[T]he rest of the world" does not use HTML, only mass marketers and people
who use underpowered clients like Netscape and Outlook which use glitz to
cover their lack of features.
HTML messages from these individuals is typically sent in a
multi-part/alternative format that actually sends the message twice,
consuming more than twice the bandwidth of a plaintext posting. If you had
to deal with slow connections on old modems using rural phone lines, you
wouldn't be quite so arrogant about this matter. I receive several hundred
emails a day and it takes far longer to download the messages than I would
care to admit.
It costs you nothing to send in plaintext, but it costs me three
cents/minute plus ISP charges for my connection, and I am certain that
Mandrake pays considerably for the bandwidth for the lists. Please, use the
extra formatting on your own dime.
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