In response to the OP's comment about slipping up and getting
reprimanded, what I do: In Mail>Preferences>Composing, I set the
message format to Plain Text. I do this specifically for the G-list
(although I could certainly set up a special account with this
preference only for LEM list mail and leave my others as is). When I
need rich text for other email, which is often, it's simple enough to
say yes to a little drop-down window and have it. I think the option
to choose between composing in plain text and HTML is also available
on webmail clients. Used to be on mine, anyway. It's odd that Mac
Mail doesn't seem to offer a preference (or a more directly available
one, anyway) for *viewing* in plain text exclusively.
Rich text email isn't the exclusive province of idiots. I find it
unfortunate that useful tools of nuance in writing such as italics
and bold type are forbidden here. I agree with a number of arguments
against rich text, at least in theory. But I have no problem viewing
all email in my real email client in the format it was sent in. I
guess my eyes don't bleed that easily.
A long time ago, I thought the problem with rich text/HTML mail
(synonymous terms?) was how mail servers handled it. If that's no
longer true, and if one can (as Bruce outlined) set Mail (and
probably another real email client as well) to display all email as
plain text, then I confess to being befuddled as to why the subject
of rich text evokes such passion.
Too bad there's not such a thing as reasonably-well-off text.
Something that could allow for a few useful things like italics and
bold type without letting in smileys and all the rest.
Sean
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