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On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 03:10, Tristan wrote: |
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> Is there any particular reason why the GWN does this, other than because |
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> that's what the DWN does? Would it be possible to have it changed to the |
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> clearer, more conventional method? |
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Yes, there is a specific reason IIRC. Sorry to be so general, but I believe |
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the letter is written in XML, therefore you only need to write one version of |
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the newsletter, then that can be translated, displayed as a web page (with |
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hyperlinks and coloured regions of text as is the Gentoo default) or just as |
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easily sent as a Plain Text email (because not everybody likes HTML mail, it |
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can be annoying and insecure) with links as footnotes to the text. |
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You'll probably find that the DWN also has a similar setup with XML, as does |
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Slashdot and a few other email newsletters. |
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I guess a solution to this would to be able to have an option to recieve HTML |
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mail (complete with hyperlinks) or Plain Text. |
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Hope I could help, |
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Chris. |
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