On Tue, 22 Jan 2002 21:21:17 -0500, "Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >Andreas Sikkema wrote: >> >> Myself <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] in the >> newgroup(s) netscape.public.mozilla.general: >> >> > WTF is wrong with rich text mail? Seriously - I want to know. It's clear >> > there are people religous about it so I'd like to understand why some >> > people think mail and newsgroups must only be plain text. >> >> Apart from that most people choose unreadable fonts/colors it's the fact >> that they include images from external servers.... >> >> -- >> Andreas Sikkema >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Even in HTML what you see is basically what you see on your end so if >you see lousy email in Html it what you have set. > >as so the images. what's wrong with that (except in the case of UCE) if >you have a decent internet Connection and a decent Computer (regardless >of platform). What do you consider a decent internet connection and a decent computer? Perhaps you should remember that many people, especially those _not_ in the USA, may not be able to afford a cable or ADSL connection. I know that in my area such a connection is in excess of my spare cash for a month. My yearly spare cash may pay the fee for about a month. Some people, especially those on a fixed (pension) income, cannot afford to upgrade their computer and make do with whatever they can lay their hands on. Personally if I see an e-mail or usenet post with html I either delete it or send it straight to spamcop. I never read it. I have even deleted an e-mail from one of my children unread because it had that rubbish in it. If I could turn off the html as I can the Javascript for e-mails I would be happy. If you want to waste bandwidth by sending enormous amounts of unnecessary trash don't send it to me. It's about time you started considering other people. They maybe don't earn as much as you.
