On 03/22/09 08:49, Michael Gordon wrote: > Mark Hansen replied On 3/22/2009 10:05 AM > >> On 03/22/09 06:50, Moz Champion (Dan) wrote: >>> Rick Merrill wrote: >>>> text >>>> html >>>> Html AND text = when this option for email is used, >>>> does the text get doubled up? I often receive email >>>> that suggests this is the case. >>> >>> In short, yes. >>> >>> When you send in plain text, the message is sent in plain text of >>> course. When you send in html, the message is sent in html. >>> >>> >>> If you send in 'both' (plain text and html) there is a plain text >>> 'portion' and a html 'portion' sent. Depending on your email/news >>> program (and it's settings) you will only usually 'see' one version on >>> your screen, but both will be there in the message. >>> >>> Dependent on how much html is used, a plain text message of say 25KB >>> would perhaps be 30KB to 40KB if sent html. If sent both, then the >>> message size would be 55KB to 65KB >>> >>> Never send both. It more than doubles the size of a plain text message >>> for no good reason. If a person is reading in plain text only, they will >>> only see the plain text version, the html is useless to them. If they >>> are reading in html, the plain text version is likewise useless. >> >> No good reason to ever send both? What if you're sending a message to >> a group of people, some of whom read only plain text, and some of whom >> appreciate HTML e-mail? > > Mark, > > There really is no good reason to send a message in both formats, it > simply clutters up the message and makes it much larger for no good reason. Still? Really?
> > In your example you can send the messages in the format that is > preferred by the persons receiving the message, even if they are in a > single group with different preferences. This assumes you know the preferences of all the recipients in advance. The person composing the e-mail may not. > > In your address book for each card you have a button and selection for > ASCII (plain text), HTML (formatted), and unknown. This will select the > correct formatting for you when you click the Send Button. > > Keep in mind that if you format in HTML and create formated text, > tables, and inline images the persons receiving your message in ASCII > will never see your fancy formatting. The only way this really oworks > well is if the formatting you compose is to the text characters of the > message (bold, underscore, color, etc.). It doesn't matter what the sender wants to do with the e-mail message, only that he wants to send in both formats. > > Michael _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
