David E. Ross wrote:
On 12/22/11 4:35 PM, Paul B. Gallagher wrote:
JeffM wrote:
Paul B. Gallagher wrote:
When replying in plain text to an HTML message, I've noticed that
SeaMonkey does some peculiar thing with links.
The universe is trying to tell you to stop sending Web pages via
SMTP.
Uh, what does that have to do with the price of beans?
An HTML message is a Web page enclosed in E-mail packets. You are doing
the right thing by wanting to use plain text. Whoever sent you the
message, however, was not doing the right thing.
See my <http://www.rossde.com/internet/ASCII_mail.html> for why I think
HTML-formatting does not belong in E-mail. See also the link on that
page to "ASCII vs HTML E-Mail: Sizes and Errors." (in a box on the
right). Before you dispute my position, read both Web pages completely.
Otherwise, you will be arguing from ignorance.
1) I'm not "sending Web pages via SMTP," so I can't stop. As I've
clearly stated several times, I'm replying in plain text. If I were
replying in HTML, the issue would not come up.
2) You can advocate all you want for plain-text emails, and I won't stop
you, because THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING! But it doesn't answer my question,
which is "Why does SeaMonkey mangle links when I reply in plain text,
and how can I get it to behave?" Can you answer my question?
3) I have no control, and no wish for control, over my correspondents'
behavior. If they send a well-formed HTML message, I'm fine with that.
But I should be able to reply without creating bad links.
Can we get back to the question?
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Paul B. Gallagher
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