> On Tue, 8 Jan 2002 06:52:57 -0500, Tim Payne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > You should look into using a mail client that automatically strips html 
> > messages to plain text if html is a problem for you. I don't like it 
> > either, but more and more people are using html-enabled clients like 
> > Outlook.

Not wishing to get into a flame war, but many people on the net strongly
object to HTML e-mail, and it's banned from many lists.  That's why
HTML-enabled clients have an option to turn it off.  

<RANT>
Text is the universal format readable on all mailreaders.  It's adequate
for expressing all thoughts.  Emphasis can be done with *bold*,
_italic/underline_, or SHOUTING.  If the message needs to be HTML for
another purpose (e.g., so it can be pasted into a web page without
reformatting), it wants to be an attachment with a text summary.
</RANT>

If those aren't convincing enough reasons, some people will assume that
an HTML message is spam and delete it.  Maybe they'll give it a quick
glance first, but, not finding the beginning of the text among the sea
of style definitions and tables, they'll just give up and delete it.

-- 
-Mike (Iron) Orr, [EMAIL PROTECTED]  (if mail problems: [EMAIL PROTECTED])
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