On 01/23/02 02:05 PM, Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. wrote: > > Pratik wrote: > >>On 01/23/02 10:01 AM, Pratik wrote: >> >>>On 01/23/02 09:48 AM, Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Jonas J�rgensen wrote: >>>> >>>>---------------snip------------------------- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>If you don't use any special formatting, what's the point in using >>>>>RTF/HTML rather than plaintext? >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>/Jonas >>>>>'Open Systems' means no fences. And no fences means no use for Gates. >>>>>- Sun Microsystems >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>The advantage is that if you you use html if you need to emphasize a >>>>word, phrase, or paragraphic you can. >>>> >>>> >>>But his statement started with >>> >>>*If you don't use any special formatting*. >>> >>>You're replying back to that argument by saying that the advantage is >>>you can use special formatting!! >>> >>>To quote one of my previous mails, I got a 5k mail which just had 2 >>>lines and a signature with *no* special formatting whatsoever. Do you >>>think the sender was justified in sending that mail? >>> >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> >>What I meant was "justified in sending that mail in html?" >> >>Pratik. >> > > Ahh yes, but each of the ^ added additional Chracters. which also > increase the file size somewhat. Maybe not as much as html. > > Also unless the person used a Graphic for signature should not add that > much to a message.
The message started off with <html xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40";> <head> <meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <meta name=3DProgId content=3DWord.Document> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 10"> <meta name=3DOriginator content=3D"Microsoft Word 10"> Now you know where all the extra characters came in from. > Also following a thread is a little easier because it > uses the "thin blue line" in Plain text using the > character adds to > the length of each line and breaks up lines eventually. Then use HTML compose while composing and plaintext while sending. that won't break lines. > The character > use in Moz /N6 is not much better because the thick grey line is almost > as wide as the >. And since the thick grey line is a type of graphic it > adds to size of the file as well the > or : are text so they don't add > as much. huh? That graphic is for dispplay purposes only. When did the graphic get added to the mail being sent or the mail lying in your Inbox? so where did it increase the size? Pratik.
