Nicolas Mailhot wrote:
Randomthots wrote:
Now consider that ODF is a much richer format than HTML. And being
similar to HTML, there is no technical reason (that I see, anyway) that
the format couldn't be adapted to eventually replace HTML.
HTML is already TOO complex for mail. That's why it's rejected by so
many people. Didn't you read what I wrote last day?
Sure did. You do realize that you're replying *again* to the same thing
I wrote originally, don't you? I didn't repost it; I was quoted. Perhaps
that would have been clearer to you with better message formatting.
Rich mail
acceptance requires a simplified SUBSET of HTML/XHTML, not a SUPERSET
like ODF.
I shudder a the number of cycles needed to filter a mailing list if its
default format changes to ODF.
The world doesn't revolve around the particular application of email
technology to mailing lists like this. As the administrator of a private
list, I would suggest that you simply make it clear that HTML mail is
forbidden and reject any such submissions, with or without a return note
explaining why. Furthermore, could you please quote where I even
suggested that the "default format" for email should change to ODF?
I am proprosing that sometime in the future, if ODF gains widespread
usage, it may ultimately replace html as the "rich format" for the web,
and by extension, email. I am also proposing that if and when such a
transformation occurs the overall hygiene of the Internet will be
enhanced due to the reduced amount of binary traffic.
If I were administering a corporate network I would much rather deal
with a plain-text format like html or flat xml than binary attachments.
At the end of the day spam is mostly just a nuisance. Viral loads in
binary attachments can bring down your whole network. Hard. Much
overtime work, broken databases, compromised private information,
compromised priveleged corporate information, etc.
Finally, how may cycles does it take to scan a binary attachment for
viruses? And what are the consequences if the scan fails to reveal a
viral hitchhiker?
--
Rod
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