3/4/2007 1:43 PM Hi Alexander,
On 3/4/2007 Alexander S. Kunz wrote: ASK> I see that more and more companies switch from using HTML for formatted ASK> letters to a "real" business letter that comes in a PDF, attached to a ASK> simple plaintext message. The compressed format of PDF with embedded ASK> fonts and graphics is much more convenient than HTML with the often used ASK> remote images (and everyone can create PDF for free, with OpenOffice ASK> and/or FreePDF XP). And companies don't send other formatted text like ASK> order confirmations, offers, delivery notifications and invoices as HTML ASK> messages either (at least not here). ASK> Microsoft has switched the HTML rendering engine in Outlook 2007 - its ASK> not the IE engine anymore, but the Word engine. A lot of "newsletter ASK> designers" are complaining about this. ASK> Our policy at work (using Outlook!) is to view ALL incoming messages as ASK> plain text. When you do that, you're confronted with an amazing amount ASK> of "hidden links" to tracking sites, and whatnot, and IMHO, these are ASK> the reasons why HTML e-mail are on the way out - more and more people ASK> will be aware that HTML e-mail is used to spy on them, whether they've ASK> really read an email, and whatnot, and will hopefully ban HTML. Thank you for your eloquence. I read his message around 1:30 AM and was not thinking well but irritated at the one-sided (me, me, me) attitude. Thanks again! -- Take Care, Paul Voyager v.3.95.06 on Win2k SP4-Rollup1 5.0.2195 No IMAP OTFE ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.98.03 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
