I think some of the standards have gone way overboard.. some things just don't need scripting - LIKE PDFs.  As soon as you make it programmable you make it a medium for malware.  The real issue is the paper bag security model that Microsuck has. 

JD

On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold@obnosis.com> wrote:

On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 8:00 AM, JD Austin <jd@twingeckos.com> wrote:
I always send both...  It's 2009, plain text was out in 1985 :)

And html allows you to send the gift that keeps on "giving":
http://www.technicalinfo.net/papers/CSS.html

I prefer using firefox to gopher, media mail to text mail, and audio AND video over just audio.
There is however a point when there's too much of a good thing.  I have a very low tolerance to 'elf yourself' and other such media emails.
JD


On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 7:50 AM, Charles Jones <Charles.Jones@ciscolearning.org> wrote:
When you send email with the Thunderbird mail client, it gives you the option of sending it text only, or both text and html.

-Charles


On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 7:48 AM, Josef Lowder <joe@actionline.com> wrote:
.
Is there a way to send an email message that is both text-only
and/or html?  While I totally agree with keeping most email
text only, and I very rarely use html ... it is nice to send a
Christmas letter with embedded photos, and some nice holiday
graphics.  So what would be the best way to do that and still
have a text-only version delivered to friends and family with
dial-up only connections for whom emails with lots of photos
might be a problem?
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