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Re: plaintext email?


From: Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 12:12:34 -0500

On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 11:58 AM Randy Bush <randy () psg com> wrote:

People use plain-text e-mail on purpose?
Yes.

only if you want other people to be able to read it


Isn't the underlying assumption with non-plaintext that: "I know what will
work better for you than you do"
(comic-sans, colors, contrasting...) Don't email users configure their
client to display such that it helps them process mail more easily? why
would you force your ideas of contrast/color-blindness/etc on other folks?
:( There are several folk I refuse mail from at this point because they
just don't get "I can't see your html email".

oh well... I suppose procmail does exist for a reason.
-chris

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