Wow -- aren't email lists great. Apart from issues they are set up to discuss, they are good for both whining and more aggressive behaviour, helping to get the accumulated stress ions from a bad day out of one's system.
I hope you feel more relaxed now, Jeffrey, Max G At Tue, 29 Jun 2004 09:58:20 -0500 (CET), Jeffrey Thorstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Jeffrey, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >> >> >If that's how you want your email, you probably need to >> >use a different program >> >> This is not a useful response. I absolutely hate it when some >> people respond to a problem like that. The user can't be >> blaimed for the format of mail that is sent to him/her. > >It is a 100% useful response. If you want HTML mail, PM is not the >client for you. What can be more clear and concise? I absolutely hate it >when non-newbies start whining about HTML. You've obviously used >computers, email, the internet and PM for some time now, figure it out! > >> If HTML encoded inoming mail should be second class citizens >> in PM, then PM should have the option to automatically decode >> the message to clear text, built-in or come with the >> appropriate scripts and software ready to use. That such are >> downloadable is not enough. > >I'll sorta concede to PM needing to get along. Except it already does, >as mentioned every month on this board and repeatedly in this thread. >Again, if you don't like its implementation of HTML (or windows, or >shortcuts, or the toolbar buttons), buy something else. What is the big >deal????? If you dislike Coke and like Pepsi, do you drink Coke every >day and write Coke saying you should make your beverage taste like >Pepsi? It's a big market, use what you want and learn what you use. > >And, since I know what comes next, don't bother telling me, "I like the >other features, just not this one. So why can't I whine about it?" The >answer is, people are sick of the whining. Obviously, anybody "on the >fence" needs to reassess their wants and needs and either learn to like >PM or learn to like one of the other clients. > >> HTML/XML mail or similar will >> sooner or later supersede the pure text messages of today, no >> matter what PM users think about it. > >So what? It's today, not tomorrow. Get the appropriate email client >tomorrow when tomorrow arrives. > >> Personally, however, I prefer pure text. > >Make up your mind, Mikael. Do you want text or HTML? > >Jeff T > >
