On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 10:42:33PM -0400, Robert J. Hansen wrote: > > Still with the HTML? This excerpt is from the Fedora mail list but it > > applies to all lists: > > It applies to those lists which have a policy on HTML mail identical to that > of the Fedora mailing list. This is not the same as "all lists."
Most lists I've seen discourage it > > > Why? HTML is designed for web pages, not emails, and uses a lot more > > bandwidth. > > This is a canard. Given most of the bandwidth is taken up by spam, the tiny > fraction that you can save by shifting messages from HTML to raw text is > utterly insignificant. It's a rounding error. > I'll give you that. > > Many list members actually block HTML because it is used for > > malicious code. > > By that logic I should block plain text emails, based on how many malicious > emails I get in those formats. And if you're worried enough you wouldn't be online at all. Where do you want to draw the line? > > There are certainly reasons to avoid HTML email, but these reasons don't > strike me as especially persuasive. > Evidently the originator did and I couldn't agree with him more. -- Bob Holtzman If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer. Key ID: 8D549279
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