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RE: Extending long threads (was: RE: Wrapping long lines (Was Re: FAQ update suggestion for "I'm having basic problems with find. Why?"))
- From: "GARY VANSICKLE" <g dot r dot vansickle at worldnet dot att dot net>
- To: <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 20:49:32 -0500
- Subject: RE: Extending long threads (was: RE: Wrapping long lines (Was Re: FAQ update suggestion for "I'm having basic problems with find. Why?"))
> As a person who regularly uses HTML style email and posting
> (much to many peoples chargrin and complaints) I rarely
> "fester" them with "all"
> sorts of colors and fonts. Other HTML emails and posts I
> receive are also rarely "festered" with all sorts of colors
> and fonts. Why? Because doing so takes time, knowledge and
> effort and most people simply don't take the time, have the
> knowledge nor can be bothered with the effort required. As
> such I don't think such an argument holds much water. IOW I
> think if people of your opinion see just one bolding they'll
> call it "festered with all sorts of colors and fonts".
>
There's three reasons people knee-jerk against HTML email:
1. It isn't ASCII (i.e. the "Back in my day a child would open up a gift
and within seconds he'd either burst into flames or lose a limb! That's the
way it was and we liked it!"[1] Defense).
2a. There isn't an email program alive which can do a "Reply" to an HTML
email properly.
2b. ...especially those which support VT-100 terminals.
3. The lines are longer than 80 characters ;-).
I fall under category 2a, but my knee isn't jerking: If Outlook didn't
absolutely s*ck *ss at "editing" HTML I wouldn't care.
--
Gary R. Van Sickle
[1] Dana Carvey, Grumpy Old Man, SNL
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