Re: [Evolution] Evolution 2.6.1 html email issue - backwards typing

[Iain Buchanan <iaindb netspace net au>]

On Fri, 2006-05-12 at 08:10 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-05-12 at 13:43 +0200, Erik Slagter wrote:
> > On Tue, 2006-05-09 at 00:01 -0500, Peter Van Lone wrote:
> >
> > > - rant on -
> > > html email is only evil 5-7 years ago. Or, today for systems and users
> > > that measure storage and processor time, or bandwidth, in terms that
> > > were prevalent 5-7 years ago.
> > >
> > > Today ... html email is required. It is still de-riguer on lists, etc
> > > ... and I am used to it being "more polite". But html email is here to
> > > stay, as is using the email system as "knowledge management" not just
> > > sending/receiving small text messages.
> > > - rant off -
> >
> > You surely must be joking. The argument of more space/bandwidth has
> > never been valid. 
>
> You've never used a 28.8kbps modem to fetch email, have you?

amen brother!  I often travel to remote sites for work, and the best
link I can get is an (often-dropping-out) 36k, the worst link I get is
9600 (yes, the good old 9600bps).  Simply because of the old lines,
satellites, microwave repeaters, and remoteness, thats all I have.  So
yes, bandwidth is a big issue.

And +1 to the ugliness argument also.

cya,
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Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au>

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