On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Robert Holtzman wrote: > On Thu, 29 Jan 2009, Dazed_75 wrote: > > > > > I don't know but I did change to using plain text for some time because > of > > the desires of certain people here. The loss of functionality was > > bothersome so I finally switched back to the rich text mode of gmail. > > Excuse my ignorance but what functionality does HTML give you? > > -- > Bob Holtzman > "Bother", said Pooh, as he chambered another round... > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > To me that's like saying what functionality does a color tv have over black and white or what functionality does your ipod provide over my portable cassette player :) The ability to use bold, italic, underline, formatting, fonts, colors, hyperlinks and a lot of other things HTML gives you make email much more readable (yes some people do go overboard). Javascript should not be enabled in email clients but plain html is just fine (except for the blink tag). -- JD Austin Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC jd@twingeckos.com 480.288.8195x201 http://www.twingeckos.com Laurence J. Peter - "It's better to have loved and lost than to have to do forty pounds of laundry a week."