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Le Lundi 12 Décembre 2005 23:59, Bob Young a écrit : |
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> I've never thought it was "personal," I do however believe it's emotional, |
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> and for that reason, I don't see any point in continuing. Many just "know" |
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> that html is bad, and while there may in fact be some negative aspects |
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> regarding html email, nobody is willing to even entertain the possibility |
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> that posting in html might be okay in some cases. If nobody is actually |
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> willing to admit that it's even *possible* that a contrasting viewpoint |
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> might have some validity, there is really no point continuing the debate, |
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> as there is no possibility of reaching any common ground, as none exists. |
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I personnaly don't have anything against HTML messages, as long as they're |
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used wisely. By wisely, I mean that they should not be the default format to |
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send to everybody. |
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The default should be kept as plain text, and if the sender really wants to |
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"nicely" format her message, then she has to check the "HTML message" box. |
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To me, using HTML messages to a mailing list is like using MS Word to send a |
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(textual) joke, or MS PowerPoint to send a (static) picture. You never know |
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if the receiver will be able to read it or not, and in many cases the intent |
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of the formating is lost, especially with the heterogenous crowd of mail |
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clients out there. |
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So let's keep HTML messages for "family" or "corporate" communication, and use |
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text-only format for messages destinated to unknown mail readers. |
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This is not "emotional", nor "personal", it's just a matter of common sense. |
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To be convinced, just try to google for "reasons why html in email is bad". |
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Best regards, |
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David |
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