mime (ot)

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Most Outlook (Express) users are not aware that they're sending HTML,
since it is the default.

Perhaps we should say 'please use plain text (format, plain text)'
instead of 'please avoid html'.

I know that there is a diverse set of mail clients and levels of
expertise on this list, but I would bet that most of the HTML posts are
from Microsoft mail clients.

Just a thought.

Bart...

-----Original Message-----
From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
Behalf Of hermit921
Posted At: 17 March 2004 21:23
Posted To: MailScanner
Conversation: mime (ot)
Subject: Re: mime (ot)


I often use pine.  All I need is an ssh client and I have access from
anywhere (my company doesn't offer webmail).  If you think html is bad,
you should see what happens when people write their email in MS_Word and
then paste into a mail client - totally unreadable.

hermit921


At 01:02 PM 3/17/2004, Pete wrote:
>shrek-m at gmx.de wrote:
>
>>Paulo Roncon wrote:
>>
>>PLEASE AVOID HTML IN POSTS, ...
>>
>>This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not 
>>understand this format, some or all of this message may not be
legible.
>
>I realise HTML email is not exactly great, but what do you guys use to 
>read this lists that doesnt support it? Pine or mutt or something?
>
>I use Mozilla thunderbird (cos i LOVE the threaded view), I woulodnt 
>thought mime was all that big a deal?