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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