Re: [Sheflug] HTML mail (was Re: Linux)

[David Holden <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxx>]

Will Newton wrote:
> On Friday 20 Sep 2002 4:42 pm, David Holden wrote:
> 
> 
>>A good client can do a lot of things, mine can render HTML email :)
> 
> 
> Mozilla is large enough you would hope it could do some other things as well.
> 

It can, lots.



> 
>>>OK, HTML is hard to render on text consoles which a fair number of people
>>>use. HTML is not designed for email, how for example may one link to a
>>>previous email?
>>
>>how would you do this is text email? I'm not sure I understand this?
> 
> 
> You can't. But that's my point. If you wish to replace it, replace it with 
> something good, not something that was "designed" for something else

HTML was "designed" to structure text for layout, using it in this way 
for display email hardly seems a great lateral leap.

> 
> 
>>There is no nestable <quote> tag.
>>
>>HTML has the Q and BLOCKQUOTE both of which are nestable?
> 
> 
> But don't do what you might want in relation to email.

What is it that you wan't in relation to email?


> 
> 
>>HTML needs a parser, and a complicated one at that.
>>
>>to quote from above a good client will have this.
> 
> 
> On my system the Mozilla browser clocks in at a little over 25Mb, the mail 
> client at less than 4Mb. It's like putting a rocket engine on a Robin Reliant.

I take it you never use a browser then.

> 
>>All HTML is pretty rigourously specified at www.w3c.org
> 
> 
> I have rarely seen HTML email that even comes close to being valid HTML. The 
> sad truth of the matter.

Again you come back to the "a good client" argument.


Anyway the point is HTML email is very useful for somethings, but should 
only be sent to someone who consents to receiving it, i.e. not lists.



dave.



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