Re: [Evolution] Annoying Bug/Teiken

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Tue, 2009-05-05 at 12:52 +0100, AlpÃr JÃttner wrote:
> > Brewster chimes in.
> >
> > Whether they realize it or not, it can also be very annoying for 
> > their recipients who are among the security-conscious who have their
> > emailers optioned to *not* translate HTML.
> >
> > I do not believe HTML should be used in emails.  
>
> Lots of people suggest this, but I've never heard a satisfactory advice
> on what to use instead. Could you tell me how to send someone say a
> simple table if not in HTML? In a .doc or .xls file? HTML is at least
> standardized, cross-platform and directly supported by contemporary mail
> clients and web-mail services.

Security vs comfort. There are valid reasons for using HTML in email,
it's just that they don't apply in 99% of the messages one sees.

And they *never* apply to messages on mailing lists such as this one.

poc