At 03:22 PM 7/30/03 -0700, Daniel wrote:
--- phma(a)webjockey.net wrote:
Please use plain text when sending email. HTML
is
not secure when sending
email because it can contain malicious programs; so
I view my mail only
in plain text. Please see
http://www.houghi.org for
how to set this in
your mail program.
phma
I don't see what's wrong with HTML.
What's wrong with HTML is
* It can contain viruses, tracking software, and other malware (as
explained in the message you're replying to)
* It enforces the appearance of a message on the reader, whether
she likes it or not (sometimes things like black on dark blue)
* It takes up a lot more space, which is a problem for people on
dialup lines or with space-limited mailboxes.
If we really can't
use HTML, possibly we could use the HTML text for a
unicode symbol (like è (in case that came out
wrong, è)).
--
Vicki Rosenzweig
vr(a)redbird.org
http://www.redbird.org