Re: Supporting real paragraphs by default

[Joe Francis]

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Henri 
Sivonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Using <blockquote> as an indentation device is misguided (it says so in 
> the spec). 

It's not ideal, but it is the best we could do and support backwards 
compatibility with older, non-css aware mail clients.  Would you have us 
use <ul>, like 4.x did?  At least <blockquote> is legal html.

> I think <p style="margin-left: 4px;> is misguided also. If 
> the indentation has a special meaning, it should be expressed with a 
> paragraph class and a style sheet with a ruleset matching that class. If 
> it only a presentational thing, it should be expressed in a style sheet 
> with a ruleset matching regular paragraphs.

Thats great for a dreamworld where everyone who received such mail would 
see what you expected them to see.

Beleive me I wish we could use css extensively in mail.

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