Re: Re[2]: A silent Y2K bug

Eric,

In a message dated 1/5/00 7:23:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
eric.kempter@RobertMondavi.com writes:

> Come on folks.  There is no reason why people shouldn't have HTML 
compatible 
> e-mail processor by now.

A bit presumptive of you, so I'll give you three:

1.  This list is international in scope.  Our overseas friends not only 
sometimes do not have the latest technology (thanks to US laws regarding 
encryption export), but oftentimes have to pay for mail like we do long 
distance service and would rather not receive the extra formatting characters 
even if they _CAN_ read it.

2.  "Stupid" mailers like cc:Mail and Notes can't handle it.  AOL has gotten 
much better, but even I still get the <bigger> <bigger> <bigger> <bold> 
<param> junk from time to time.

3.  It takes more space than text, and when I'm reading 400 e-mails a day on 
my laptop, _I'D_ rather not have HTML >8(.

It's a question of politeness, not technology.  On a mailing list like this, 
nobody really _cares_ how creative you are at formatting your text...

JMHO,

Dean Asmussen
Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
E-mail:  DAsmussen@aol.com

"The greatest joy in life is doing what others say you cannot do." -- Walter 
Bagehot
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