From: Martin Espinoza To: ml@qoole.com Reply-To: ml@qoole.com Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 16:41:20 +0000 Subject: Re: Top 10 reasons HTML doesn't belong in Email This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------132C2563F590D43F817C50BD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ARM-Viper . wrote: > > >Forgive me guys, I had to do this. 8) > > We understad. At least, I do :) Sure, so do I, just like I have to add my shit to yours. > >The Top10 Reasons HTML Doesn't Belong in Email: > > > > > >Number 10: > > > >It takes up to much bandwidth that I don't have to begin with on my > 33.6 > > I'm on a 33.6...but go on...this was only #10, can't expect much from > it... :) I'm on a 19.2k at home, and I don't mind it even then. > >Number 9: > > > >I can't read it because my Email app is still using the OLDER standards > > Uhh...get a new one. Vehement Agreemsg. > >Number 8: > > > >I just want a reason to insult people. > > That I can identify with :) And was obvious to begin with. > >Number 7: > > > >HTML doesn't belong in Email (even though there's Web based Email like > >Hotmail) > > Interesting you should say that. I'm using HoTMaiL right now. It > defaults to plain-text e-mail. In fact, I'm almost positive the only > way to send HTML in your mail with HoTMaiL is if you send an entire > document...but regardless, it lets you receive HTML mail. Well, sure, your browser will decode it. > >Number 6: > > > >It takes too long to hit the delete key. > > hahaha okay, sure, uh huh :) In the immortal words of Eric Cartman: "I'm just trying to say you're a little wuss, that's all." > >Number 5: > > > >I'm color blind. > > And...? HTML mail doesn't mean colored letters...it means formatted > text. Yep. It's still dark on light, or vice versa. > >Number 4: > > > >My video card doesn't sport enough colors for the pictures to look > good. > > How old is it?! If you use netscape mail, it will dither 16.7M color images down to 256 color rather nicely. If you're not using VGA, you're probably not using Qoole... > >Number 3: > > > >What's HTML? > > uh huh... As if. > >Number 2: > > > >HTML Email is a plot by Microsoft to rule the world. > > So are PC's, essentially. Netscape did it first. M$ was doing RTF mail long ago, though. > >And the Number 1 reason why HTML doesn't belong in Email: > > > >Image is nothing. Obey your thirst! > > Now you've hit the nail on the head! :) Just REPEATING that slogan proves you don't know what it's about. I HOPE that you weren't serious. > >I'm out. > > So am I :) Ditto. ---------------------- mespinoz@tivoli.com ------------------------- You are what you do when it counts. --The Masao --------------132C2563F590D43F817C50BD Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="vcard.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Martin Espinoza Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="vcard.vcf" begin: vcard fn: Martin Espinoza n: Espinoza;Martin org: Tivoli Systems email;internet: mespinoz@tivoli.com title: Engineer x-mozilla-cpt: ;0 x-mozilla-html: TRUE version: 2.1 end: vcard --------------132C2563F590D43F817C50BD--