Re: [gentoo-embedded] Correct uclibc profile to use?

[wireless]

Ed W wrote:
> Mike Frysinger wrote:
>>
>>> You appear to be using KMail which supports html mail just fine...
>>>
>>
>> which ive disabled so i dont have to deal with it.  replies/quoting easily
>> break and destroy followups.  all so people can force their preferred viewing
>> font on others.
>>
>
> Actually, getting all technical on you for a moment, but at least in
> theory HTML has the ability to properly support replies and quoting as
> part of it's standard
>
> ...Absolutely with you though that the most popular MUA in most circles
> is Outlook and this fails even to reply and create a proper indent let
> alone using decent use of HTML tags...  Oh well.
>

Ed,

This is an embedded technical list, most are avid Linux supporters if 
not Gentoo directly. It is a common convention to post without html,
as it does cause folks to spend time on things they ordinarily would 
not. I "hate" html email and many technical folks will just ignore your
postings.



> Not really sure what Thunderbird does - it prompts sometimes and
> othertimes does it's own thing..  Hope this is plain text?
>
>> if you want to make the argument on a non-technical list, go for it.  open
>> source technical lists (such as this one) have all banned html.  get with it
>> or dont post.
>
>
> I already nailed my colours to the mast as someone who cares (remember I
> serve customers with only 20KB/minute of bandwidth!) - I was pointing
> out that this debate pops up time and time again and basically it's like
> trying to hold back the tide...
>
> For what it's worth I have a very clever filtering setup as part of my
> ISP arrangement which simply automatically converts html to plain text
> and archives the original so that you can get it back again if you need
> it, etc.  I think if you really want plain text only then it's far
> easier to just setup the mailing list to convert all mails automatically
> than it is to try and badger users to change their habits...

Again, no body usually wants to spend their time on such matters. 
Folks will just ignore you, or ban you from the list (are you listening ?)

>
> Personally I think this is a problem solvable by computer and I'm all in
> favour of stuff where teh computer does the work rather than humans
> having to press one more key just to do something (which is basically
> also your complaint).  I can point you towards some html flattener
> software if you are the admin for this list?

I agree with the other posters. NO HTML EMAILs.



James
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