Hi Marck, on 9/9/03 we wrote:
AM>>> I hate when HTML mail forces me to read it with a particular AM>>> font and font size. MDP> Precisely. D>> Well yes, that's precisely my point. MDP> It's not. It's the opposite of your point! My point is freedom of choice D>> TB too makes it difficult for people to exercise the choice of D>> HTML over plain text, for those prefering HTML who are also D>> responsible users. MDP> On the whole, no. Most people who write HTML mail do so to impose MDP> formatting and presentation on the recipient. That is already an MDP> abuse of responsibility. With respect, the way a thing is presented is never usually the responsibility of the person to whom it is presented. We are always presenting ourselves and what we do in a particular way, whether we (or anyone else) likes it or not. The power the recipient has is in choosing to receive it or not. This seems like a complex issue, and I appreciate the technical background to it, but the widespread usage and general appeal of HTML messaging means it isn't going to go away in a hurry. The more relevant question, which Allie has just alluded to, seems to me how we can make HTML-type mailing better, addressing the issues some of us have raised here. -- David Boggon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Using The Bat! 2.00 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 ________________________________________________ Current version is 2.00 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
