Don't get me wrong, Tripp... wasn't trying to throw it at you. Just thought it was a bit ironic. HTML definitely has benefits, and your post highlighted an item to draw attention to it. If anything, digest mode should be adjusted to compensate for HTML posts instead of the other way around.
Darin. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tripp Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 6:32 PM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Proper etiquette when posting to the IMail Forum Yes, I did post in HTML....sigh....sorry about that! Tripp ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darin Cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 6:18 PM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Proper etiquette when posting to the IMail Forum > Everyone is missing the point that the message I was responding to, which > was pointing out the rule, was in HTML format. > > Don't use digest mode... > > Darin. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rod Dorman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 5:04 PM > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Proper etiquette when posting to the IMail > Forum > > > On Thursday, June 15, 2006, 18:29:31, Darin Cox wrote: >> Tripp Allen wrote: >>> 8. Do not post in html format. This size of a message in HTML is a >>> lot larger than that of plain text. This is a problem for those on >>> dial-up and those with PDAs. It also makes it difficult for digest >>> users. >> >> I do think #8 might be a bit dated. With plenty of bandwidth, and >> today's capabilities (the PDA's I've used download and display the >> messages just fine), HTML should be fine. Case in point, this message >> was HTML to allow bolding of #5, so there is significant benefit to >> draw attention to important items and for other simple formatting. > > Change your subscription to digest mode and see if you still think HTML > is OK. > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The avalanche has already started, it is too > Rod Dorman late for the pebbles to vote." - Ambassador Kosh > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
