Well, I don't really know what all the fuss is about, but you can do this by script right now. You can either run this from a Rule and never look at an HTML message again, or run it on a "case-by-case" basis when you open a message and don't like the font. It even puts >> quoting characters at the right level of quoting. Try it on this message.
I believe the original request was about E'rage to display HTML using fonts and
sizes specified at <preferences> <general> <fonts> <html> – not to abandon HTML.
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Thomas Schierle, Munich, Germany
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