RE: HTML formatted email -- MIDRANGE-L

David:

On Thu, 19 July 2001, "Boling, David E." wrote:

> > there's zero reason to use HTML and good reason to avoid it
> 
> Opinion stated as fact!

Oooops, my bad. Sorry. I should've qualified that with something like 
"...e-mail that is sent to untold numbers [of recipients] with unknown 
capabilities [in their e-mail clients],...".

Oh... wait a minute... I _did_ qualify that. But you decided to ignore it.

>                 A picture is still worth
> a thousand words whether it's a network diagram, a computer (as/400) part,
> printable form or flowcharts, etc.

Sure, sure, and "A thousand pictures can be drawn from a word..."

> 
> >I'm using Netscape 6.1 Preview Release 1 right now, hardly an incompetent
> browser;
> 
> Debatable, I moved from Netscape products totally after having used 6.1 for
> a short period.

Since 6.1 is only out in preview and has only been publicly available a short 
time, it's hardly possible to make a decision yet. But I've seen nothing in it 
yet that's an issue. (6.0 & 6.01, OTOH, sent me back to 4.7x as fast as I could 
go.)

> Wouldn't it be "ignoring etiquette not to mention established guidelines"
> NOT to use HTML email if the charter and moderator states otherwise?

No disagreement here.

> I understand about non-html mail users, problems with digest, non-html
> capable list servers, formatting and security issues, but I don't see these
> as insurmountable.  Neither do I see the problem in members stating opinions
> (I've read enough) or questioning the status quo.

Again no disagreement.

> yes, technology doesn't move as fast in this arena as others, but all lists
> (and all email as well) will be HTML (or what ever is newer) formatted one
> day.  Most people have the common sense to use HTML without hurting
> themselves or others.

Agreed.

Your original comments came across as "We're technologically aware, so let's 
use the tools of technology." I believe we do as a group. But the sentiment 
cannot be taken to extremes. Breakpoints need to be set along the path.

Following along that path implies such as "ActiveX is cool and lets us do great 
technical stuff. We should all enable ActiveX all the time. And we should turn 
on all scripting options because JavaScript as another advanced technique as 
are other active scripting features. And make sure macros can execute because 
they're also technology examples."

I'm sure you don't have those sentiments, but your initial "We are PROGRAMMERS" 
post left that implication wide open for the reader.

Tom Liotta

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Tom Liotta
The PowerTech Group, Inc.
19426 68th Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032
Phone  253-872-7788
Fax  253-872-7904
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