(climbs up on soap box, and dons flame proof suit)
Alex....don't be a _____ (could have used many different adverbs here...but
couldn't decide on the best one...so fill in the blank yourself...:)
The number of lines has no bearing(sp?)on the size of a short email (like most
of what is sent here) ... even a single keystroke will make the email 1KB,
there is such a thing as a minimum file size, which is 1KB. So if the email
was composed of a single HTML _BOLD_ letter it would still be 1KB, or if the
email was text ONLY of a single keystroke...it would still be 1KB.
It is true there would be more text to read in an HTML message (in a TEXT only
emailer)...but the size of 2 identically worded emails one with HTML, and one
in text only...the file size would probably be exactly the same, but there
would be more text if HTML was read in a TEXT only emailer.
So if the same two emails were sent..one in HTML and one in TEXT only...and
both were 3 KB in size....which would take longer to d/l?
Which weighs more...a ton of lead or a ton of feathers?
Now I know if Denis Havlik were here...instead of on vacation (which is what I
think triggered this SPAM fest:))he would put a stop to all this.
But in defense of the mail list, he would probably also state that the HTML
codeing messes up the mail archiver too.
I still can't figure out why you PGP encrytped a PUBLIC email on a public
list????????????????????
Between the whining and moaning about "To HTML or not" and the constant
ragging (sorry ladies) about "other" OS'es, this list has become almost
unusable to a ***_-=LINUX=-_*** newbie. The reason most of the people here
are using/trying/evaluating Linux is because they already know about the short
comings of "other" OS'es, and with alot of you @$$|-|0|3$ that keep pissing
and moaning about it, and ranting that Linux is better than sliced bread...no
wonder some of your friends think your loony, and don't want to try a *nix.
(climbs down off his soap box....runs for his life, KEEPS the flame proof suit
on till next Thursday...:))
Please people, stop putting down other OS'es, there are people that have ONLY
used M$ and have no intention of changing.
(would have used HTML to make the following blink RED...but...:))
This is a Linux list for LINUX problems, what does bashing M$ have to do with
configuring cards in Linux???????????? What does setting up MySQL, IPChains,
or any other program have to do with putting down a different OS? Absolutely
NOTHING!!!!!!!!!
So lets stick to Linux problems and leave the bashing to people who are TOO
narrow minded to consider the possiblity of another OS.
IMO
Thanks for reading to the end..:)
Jaguar
Alexander Skwar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 16, 2000 at 11:15:23PM -0500, John Glasscock wrote:
> > Most common misconception: that using HTML means filling up a message
> > with backgrounds, attachements, in-line jpegs or gifs or other high
> > bandwidth paraphernalia rather than simply the judicious use of bold and
> > italics (which adds VERY LITTLE to the size of a message).
>
> [...]
>
> > cheaper, regardless of your platform. Get it up and keep it up. Don't
>
> Hmm, this does not fit. Have you ever even looked at the size of a
> HTML mail vs. a text only mail? Right now I remember of one of those
> unsubscribe emails. It was 26 lines big, compared to a text only
> unsubscribe email of only 3 lines.
>
> If I understand you correctly, you're saying that 26 lines is only a
> little bit bigger than 3 lines?
>
> Now if everyone were to bloat their emails like this, I would have to
> pay 9 times as much for being subscribed to this list. And you are
> telling that this is not much?
>
> For the eye strains: Right now when I'm writing that message, I see a
> large black background with large white letters. That doesn't strain
> my eyes even nearly as much as those HTML capable X MUAs do.
>
> > eschew the tools that can help you fulfill that imperative. Reach out
>
> That's what I do, and that's why I am so strongly in favor of
> text-only. It is easier to use, cheaper, and doesn't strain the eyes
> as much.
>
> Alexander Skwar
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