You dont want to send html email as most MUA dont support at, specially at a
unix level when using readers like pine, elm, mutt etc. and i hate it when i
see html tags and cant find the actual message text.
and yes i am a programmer too. i like to keep it simple as pictures arent
necessary always :)
- Sesheeka
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A mailing list for discussion about Sun Microsystem's
> Java Servlet
> API Technology. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Simon
> Keary
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 8:39 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: (sorry for dual post) PLEASE stop sending HTML mail
>
>
> I can't really see the problem myself - Why is that
> programmers seem more
> stuck in the past than anyone else? Surely everyone has
> access to mail
> programs that can read html? There are several that are
> free. And what
> does Microsoft (oh no! the evil M-word) have to do with
> anything? Is there
> really anyone here with a text terminal at their desk?
>
> Personally I'm waiting for the day that we get html/styled
> document code
> editors. Imagine being able to insert diagrams,tables or
> documentation
> links directly into comments and see them next to the code
> you're trying to
> understand.
>
> If you can't or do want to read html messages then delete
> them. I'm sure no
> one will care.
>
> Simon
>
> At 08:03 8/02/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >The problem may be, from the level of effort I've seen
> evidenced from many
> >of the posts, that they are simply too ignorant or lazy to
> turn the default
> >HTML off of their Micro$oft email apps.
> >
> >mark
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Kevin Ryan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 5:25 AM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: (sorry for dual post) PLEASE stop sending HTML mail
> >
> >
> >Sorry to be posting to both lists, {SERVLET,JSP}-INTEREST...
> >
> >The "outbreak" of HTML mail being sent to these lists
> continues, seemingly
> >unabated.
> >
> >To any/all who have posted/reposted in HTML: please
> "re-discover" simple
> >ASCII.
> >
> >Your formatting doesn't in any way enhance the contents of
> your messages --
> >it may actually enhnace the chances of your messages being
> >deleted...unread.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >KR
> >
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