Re: Assumptions regarding a new post!

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In news:MPG.1d0cbe138891b2cf989890@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Leythos <void@xxxxxxxxxxx> typed:

> Alan - what does HTML add to the group? Nothing except extra
> characters to the message that are not needed.
>
> Since it's very easy to get a message across without BOLDING,
> without
> colors, without pretty/cute graphics, etc... it's a waste of
> time/space on servers that are already overloaded carrying
> porn.


True, and over and above that, most html messages are strident,
jarring, and often ugly. Someone else's ideas of what is pretty
or cute are not necessarily mine. As a single example, I remember
once getting an E-mail message with red text on a black
backround; it was nearly impossible to read, and I just deleted
it.

Also html messages can carry malware and are potentially
dangerous.

For these reasons, I prefer plain text and have both my
newsreader and E-mail client set to read all messages in plain
text.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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