On 2018-03-07 13:37, Scott Kostyshak wrote: >> I've noticed that the handling of text/plain by popular GUI MUAs >> has gotten so bad in past few years, that I'm now reluctant to >> send mail in that format. > > What are the most common mistakes?
The biggest I've seen is using proportional fonts to display content intended to be in a monospace font. Part of this may also entail combining/compacting white-space which is particularly horrid if emailing Python snippets. A runner-up: sometimes certain MUAs (coughOutlookcough) will preemptively wrap content according to some algorithm I've not yet sussed out. Last I checked, it did offer a small "show original unwrapped text" but it really mangles some of the text/plain I've sent. -tkc
