On Jun 26, 2010, at 2:35 AM, j...@jameslaver.com wrote:
On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 11:06:17AM +0200, Gert Doering wrote:
Hi,
I don't know the actual "Mobileye" software, but the ubiquitous
insertion
of "this mail has been sent from my xxx-phone" and such things is
enough
reason for hate....
When sent from a phone, I can understand it. Jesse Vincent's
excellent k-9 android mail client appends "Sent from my android
phone using k-9. Please forgive my brevity", which I don't mind.
Okay, you make a fair case for including a parenthetical "(Sent from
my phone -- pardon my brevity)" or such, specifically in those cases
that call for it -- if I take the time to tap out a full response, or
my answer was short anyway, then such a note is superfluous.
But there is more than an iota of difference between "Sent from my
phone" and "Sent from my iPhone". The latter strikes me as bragging,
or even proselytizing. It even appears as if the user had written
it, since it occurs in the main text and not the signature (i.e.
following a "-- " line) where automatically inserted text belongs.
Josh
P.S. This message was sent while wearing a Microsoft Office:mac 2004
t-shirt.
