I'm late to this thread but thought since I have an exactly opposite
view to the views expressed on this thread, I might as well stick my neck out.
I absolutely love emails that utilize HTML because they can provide a richness
to the communication that plain text cannot.

        Pet Weiss did the best job of succinctly summarizing reasons why so
many
listowners seem to abhor HTML in emails, so I might was well pick on his
replies:

Pete Weiss wrote:

>Because:
>
>1) some email clients sent simultaneous straight ASCII AND HTMLized text:
>the recipients certainly don't need to receive both

        But this format allows an email client to read the message, either in
its living color version (HTML) complete with various fonts, colors and sizes,
or, if an older client, in its straight text version.

>2) some email clients don't understand HTML

        I don't know the percentage, but it must be small and growing
smaller by
the day.  Gad, folks can get Netscape or Explorer for free!

        The question is, do we dumb down everybody else for the sake of a few
behind-the-curve subscribers?  Or do we move forward with the technology and
all that it promises?

>3) archives become greatly expanded

        The growth of archives due to HTML is miniscule as compared with the
ever-expanding disk drive sizes.  I just picked up a 12 Gig hard drive for
$250.  It would take years and years of archiving just to fill it up even half
way (okay, I didn't actually do the math so if you want to nail me here, go for
it).

>4) many folks would sooner not have attachments since they may not be
>able to process them

        Again, why dumb down the works for the sake of a few who refuse to keep
up?

        Well, just thought I'd stir the old pot.  Kinda needed the break.  ;-)


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