>> On Sat, 2015-03-14 at 12:02 +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: >> On Sat, 2015-03-14 at 09:49 +0000, Pete Biggs wrote: >> > And I would STRONGLY refute your assertion that HTML is prevalent these >> > days - less than about 5% of the emails I receive (that aren't spam) are >> > HTML. >> >> Same here, but I don't know if anyone really knows. Most of my mail in >> terms of numbers of messages comes through lists such as this one, in >> which HTML is strongly discouraged. Most of the rest is from people >> using some kind of webmail, or an app on their phone, and that tends to >> be in the form of rich text. Not much is HTML aside from marketing. > > Most mails I receive are from Linux and FreeBSD mailing lists and less > of them are HTML formatted, most are plain text. Most private mails I > receive from people who aren't geeks, are HTML formatted, less are plain > text or RTF. >
OK, I did not mean to set off a firestorm here. Andre, you're quite right to challenge the generalization -- which goes for the "strong challenge as well. It will depend quite a bit on the mix of messages and the application one uses for writing them. I receive quite a bit of newsletters, so, yes, it is all HTML. I also use web interfaces at times when away from my computers, so my sample is skewed. Someone receiving messages primarily from listservs and developers certainly sees a different mix as Ralf points out. Patrick, you properly called me out for adding idle chat rather than acting on my beliefs. An enhancement request has been filed here: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=746211 Best, Roy _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
