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On 10 Dec 2005, at 01:54, Eric Bliss wrote: |
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> Okay, I lied, there's one more point. It doesn't apply to me, but |
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> there are |
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> plenty of people who it does apply to - not everybody who |
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> subscribes to these |
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> lists has a broadband internet connection. And depending on how |
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> many of |
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> these lists they subscribe to, and how active they are, the "double |
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> size" of |
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> HTML posts can become a serious problem for their individual |
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> connections. |
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Also consider those of use who use something like GPRS on a day-to- |
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day basis. We generally pay by the byte while we're on the move so |
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have a very good reason to trash these heavy emails. My regular MUA |
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can't even process HTML; why would I pay extra to read a load of |
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angled brackets? |
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Yours, |
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Craig |
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Craig Webster | t: +44 (0)131 516 8595 | e: craig@××××××.net |
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