+1 for the mandatory plain text as well. At least for us replacing Outlook as email client is not really an option and the cursed blue line makes inline replies a pain.
-Matias > -----Original Message----- > From: lng-odp [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of EXT > Zoltan > Kiss > Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 12:32 PM > To: Mike Holmes <[email protected]>; lng-odp <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [lng-odp] lng-odp mailman settings > > +1 for mandatory plain text. HTML mail is for newsletters, but as soon > as you try to reply to a section of someone else's mail, it breaks down > to chaos. My observation is that mail clients tend to handle it > differently, and screwing up each other (and their users) in the process. > And setting font color for each responses doesn't scale well, it's just > a band-aid. (and kid themed band-aids could be actually pretty cool, so > it's worse than band-aid) > If we could enforce everyone using the same mail client, HTML would > work, but that's not the case here. > > On 13/05/16 15:57, Mike Holmes wrote: > > All, > > > > A topic that comes up occasionally that affects some mail tools like > > outlook is that html email on this list makes it harder for some folks > > to process patches. > > > > I use mutt specifically to avoid using a fancy email client for all my > > patch download/send work, it is powered by coal/steam and would work > > fine on a 1970 VAX but there you go. > > > > Anyway, does anyone object to having mailman reject HTML mail ? One up > > side is that I will not waste time blocking offers of cheap watches and > > fax services from the list :) > > > > On the other hand I will miss bullet lists and the color red when I am > > grumpy. > > > > Mike > > > > -- > > Mike Holmes > > Technical Manager - Linaro Networking Group > > Linaro.org <http://www.linaro.org/>***│ *Open source software for ARM > SoCs > > "Work should be fun and collaborative, the rest follows" > > > > __ > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > lng-odp mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.linaro.org/mailman/listinfo/lng-odp > > > _______________________________________________ > lng-odp mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.linaro.org/mailman/listinfo/lng-odp _______________________________________________ lng-odp mailing list [email protected] https://lists.linaro.org/mailman/listinfo/lng-odp
