Re: HTML formatted email

I guess it depends on your email client, but whenever someone sends me a
message like this, my client pops up a message box asking whether or not I
want to let them know I've read it.  (I have bowed to market pressure and
use a M$ product...)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Richter" <srichter@AutoCoder.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: HTML formatted email


> David,
>
> What about the feature of html email where opening the email msg will send
a
> msg back to the sender that the msg is being read?
>
> Can the email opener turn this off?
>
> Steve Richter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boling, David E. <bolingde@co.rowan.nc.us>
> To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com' <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 12:52 PM
> Subject: RE: HTML formatted email
>
>
> >We are PROGRAMMERS, but not snails!  At sometime we have to try new
tools.
> >WHEN the list should change is the question, not IF it should change.
Why
> >do we even have a list, not everyone has email, shouldn't we just be
using
> a
> >dial-up BBS like the old days?  Wait not everyone has a pc or modems,
maybe
> >we should only use print.  Wait not everyone reads English, so print is
> out.
> >I only know a few people that don't use a html email client, and they
> better
> >start smelling the coffee or they're missing out anyway.  I'm sure there
> are
> >still people using text browers as well, I just consider them techonogy
> >adverse.
> >
> >Maybe I'm a little extreme in my opinions, but I do think HTML mail has a
> >place, I use it all the time and that's where the world is going.
> >
> >David Boling (bolingde@co.rowan.nc.us)
> >Information Systems Director
> >Rowan County Information Systems Department
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: William Corbett [mailto:corbett@asresources.com]
> >Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 9:46 PM
> >To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange. com
> >Subject: re: HTML formatted email
> >
> >
> >Yeah, what is the deal with HTML formatted emails anyway?
> >As for me, I get kinda aggravated when someone sends me a yellow or
> speckled
> >or whatever email.
> >
> >Why????????  What is the point????????
> >
> >If your email client won't let you turn it off, there's are dozens of
them
> >that will !!!
> >For pete's sake, you are PROGRAMMERS!  Technical folks...and you don't
know
> >how to turn this off ????
> >
> >I can only think of only one word for it - CRAYOLA.
> >
> >Take a hint, look at the serious posters, eg, Al or Brad or several
> >others...see any html tags?
> >
> >AS/Resources, Inc.
> >William A.(Tony) Corbett
> >IBM Certified Specialist - AS/400 Developer
> >http://www.asresources.com
> >corbett@asresources.com
> >404-784-4737
> >
> >
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