"LISTSERV list owners' forum" <[log in to unmask]> wrote on 
07/07/2005 02:11:33 PM:

> My philosophy has always been to make certain messages are as 
> "disability friendly" as possible. Using html with backgrounds, colored 
> fonts, pictures, etc., prove to be very difficult for people who use 
> specialized email applications (screen readers, braille, etc.). 
> Additionally, unless it is intended only for your corporate or .edu 
> LAN, many people are still on dial-up and don't appreciate the extra 
> time it takes to download html laden messages.

Or consider the person lucky (or cursed) enough to have to read them on a 
wireless PDA such as a Palm Treo or Blackberry.  How about people using 
WebTV or one of those mailstations?

And does pine count as a "specialized email application"?  I know someone 
that still uses pine to read all his mail... Hasn't been bitten by an 
email virus yet!