On Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 09:54:11AM -0500, Justin Krejci wrote:
> I also don't see what is so bad about HTML mail in principal.

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In principle, I don't see what's wrong with ponies in e-mail, as well.


>                                                                Perhaps
> various composers/implementations would be better but the principal I think
> is very useful and effective and has made a lot of communication much easier
> (for good or ill) for more people using the internet.

Why?

>                                                        Using HTML email is a
> lot easier for people to communicate than plain.

How?

>                                                   People are not interested
> in

References?

Or at least do you have a compelling argument on why it works for you?

I have asked last month for real-world examples on how HTML e-mail is helping
people get the job done, have fun, whatever...  And I got no positive answers.

I'm still waiting.  I'm genuinely curious.

Cheers,
florin

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